# Prīmus et Secundus Annus, Vergil: IV Dēclīnātiō to Comparātiō Adverbiōrum

Vergil

IV Dēclīnātiō; Adverbia; V Dēclīnātiō; Comparātiō; Comparātiō Adverbiōrum

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## Vergil's words: infēlix, omnipotens, pando

**1** ā tergō, īnfēlīx quā sē, dum rēgna manēbant,  
left behind them, by which, while the kingdom stood, unlucky

**2** quae Phoebō pater omnipotēns, mihi Phoebus Apollō  
which the all-powerful father foretold to Phoebus, and Phoebus Apollo

**3** Ausoniae pars illa procul, quam pandit Apollō.  
that stretch of Ausonia which Apollo opens lies far away.

## Vergil's words: temno, fremo, saeculum

**4** nāte, patris summī quī tēla Typhōia temnis,  
son, you who make nothing of the highest father's Typhoean bolts,

**5** Trīnacriae mīrāta fremit Troiaeque iuventūs.  
the young men of Sicily and Troy murmur in wonder at them.

**6** ēgregiam et facilem vīctū per saecula gentem.  
outstanding in war and easily fed down the ages.

## Vergil's words: colōnus, pontus

**7** Urbs antīqua fuit, Tyriī tenuēre colōnī,  
There was an ancient city, held by settlers out of Tyre,

**8** Crēta Iovis magnī mediō iacet īnsula pontō;  
Crete, the island of great Jove, lies in the middle of the sea;

## Aeneid II. 717; Aeneid III. 479; Aeneid IV. 387

## Vergil's words: ministro, claustra, mōles

**9** Neptūnō; deus ipse facēs animumque ministrat.”  
to Neptune; the god himself supplies the torches and the will.”

**10** circum claustra fremunt; celsā sedet Aeolus arce  
roar around their bars; Aeolus sits in his high citadel

**11** ingentemque Gyās ingentī mōle Chimaeram,  
and Gyas the huge Chimaera in her huge bulk,

## Vergil's words: decus, dīvus, laetitia

**12** Ītalidēs, quās ipsa decus sibi dīa Camilla  
daughters of Italy, whom bright Camilla chose herself

**13** mūnera laetitiamque dīī.  
gifts, and the gladness of the day.

**14** Adsit laetitiae Bacchus dator, et bona Iūnō;  
Let Bacchus, giver of gladness, be here, and kindly Juno;

## Vergil's words: pūbes, genetrix

**15** Cētera Trīnacriī pūbēs seniōris Acestae  
The rest of the young men, of old Acestes' Sicily,

**16** arma rogō genetrīx natō. Tē fīlia Nērēī,  
holy to me, a mother, for her son. The daughter of Nereus

## Aeneid II. 624–625; Aeneid IV. 456

## Aeneid IV. 582; Aeneid XII. 240

## Vergil's words: ardeo, horreo, mortālis

**17** ārdēbant; sed rēs animōs incognita turbat.  
to join right hands, but the unknown business unsettles them.

**18** respōnsīs horrent dīvom et Maeōtia tellūs,  
shudder at the gods' answers, and the land about Maeotis,

**19** mortālis, nec vōx hominem sonat: Ō, dea certē—  
a mortal's, and your voice does not sound human: a goddess, surely:

## Vergil's words: sīdus, celēbro, volvo

**20** quī Libycō nūper cursū, dum sīdera servat,  
who lately on the Libyan run, while he watched the stars,

**21** Actiaque Īliacīs celebrāmus lītora lūdīs.  
and we keep the Actian shore with the games of Ilium.

**22** Continuō ventī volvunt mare, magnaque surgunt  
At once the winds roll the sea over, and great swells

## Vergil's words: continuus, occumbo

**23** Continuō ventī volvunt mare, magnaque surgunt  
At once the winds roll the sea over, and great swells

**24** Tȳdīdē! Mēne Īliacīs occumbere campīs  
son of Tydeus! Could I not have gone down on the plains of Ilium

## Aeneid I. 278; Aeneid III. 639–640; Aeneid VII. 695

## Vergil's words: furo, aureus, spēlunca

**25** contrā tēla furit sēsēque haud nescia mortī  
rages at the spears and throws itself, not ignorant of it,

**26** aureus ex umerō sonat arcus et arma Diānae.  
a golden bow rings at her shoulder, and Diana's weapons.

**27** Sed pater omnipotēns spēluncīs abdidit ātrīs,  
But the all-powerful father hid them in black caverns,

## Vergil's words: verso, prōles, lēvis

**28** Nunc mē flūctus habet, versantque in lītore ventī.  
Now the surf has me, and the winds roll me on the shore.

**29** Hīc genus antīquum Teucrī, pulcherrima prōlēs,  
Here is Teucer's ancient line, that most beautiful stock,

**30** aut iaculō incēdit melior levibusque sagittīs,  
bold in his force, or better with the javelin and the light arrows,

## Vergil's words: incumbo, opīmus

**31** Tum vērō Teucrī incumbunt, et lītore celsās  
Then indeed the Teucrians set to, and haul the high ships

**32** auxiliō Bēlī; genitor tum Bēlus opīmam  
with Belus' help; my father Belus was laying rich Cyprus

## Aeneid I. 12–14; Aeneid I. 380

## Aeneid VI. 362; Aeneid IX. 126

## Vergil's words: totidem, cupīdo, celero

**33** errāmus pelagō, totidem sine sīdere noctēs.  
we wander at sea, and as many nights without a star.

**34** Cōnsilia, ut faciem mūtātus et ōra Cupīdō  
in her heart: that Cupid, changed in his face and features,

**35** Ergō iter inceptum celerant rūmōre secundō;  
So they hurry the journey they had begun, with a following cheer;

## Vergil's words: dēmens, immitto, habēna

**36** “Nūlla salūs bellō.” Capitī cane tālia, dēmēns,  
‘There is no safety in war.' Sing that, madman, over the head

**37** rumpere claustra manū sociōsque immittere portīs,  
to break the bars with his hand and let his comrades in at the gates,

**38** in mediōs frāterque Liger; sed frāter habēnīs  
into the middle of them, and his brother Liger with him; but the brother

| word | gloss |
|---|---|
| Capitī | kind of tunic worn by, from capitium |

## Vergil's words: praecipito, nūbilus

**39** Praecipitāte morās.” Nec plūra effātus; at illī  
Throw off delay.” He said no more; and they

**40** nōn ipsī inter sē, nōn nūbila, nōn mare cēdit;  
neither they to one another, nor the clouds, nor the sea gives way;

## Aeneid V. 298–299; Aeneid VIII. 90

## Aeneid VIII. 301–302; Aeneid VIII. 328–329