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transfer omine cum bono |
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Bear over the threshold with a good |
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limen aureolos pedes, |
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omen your golden feet, |
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rasilemque subi forem. |
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and enter within the polished door. |
io Hymen Hymenaee io, |
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Io Hymen Hymenaeus io, |
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io Hymen Hymenaee. |
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io Hymen Hymenaeus! |
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aspice intus ut accubans |
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See how your husband within, |
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uir tuus Tyrio in toro |
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reclining on a purple couch, |
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totus immineat tibi. |
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is all eagerness for you. |
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io Hymen Hymenaee io, |
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Io Hymen Hymenaeus io, |
io Hymen Hymenaee. |
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io Hymen Hymenaeus! |
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illi non minus ac tibi |
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In his inmost heart |
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pectore uritur intimo |
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no less than in yours glows |
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flamma, sed penite magis. |
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the flame, but deeper within. |
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io Hymen Hymenaee io, |
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Io Hymen Hymenaeus io, |
io Hymen Hymenaee. |
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io Hymen Hymenaeus! |
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mitte brachiolum teres, |
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Let go, young boy, |
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praetextate, puellulae: |
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the smooth arm of the damsel, |
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iam cubile adeat uiri. |
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let her now come to her husband's bed. |
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io Hymen Hymenaee io, |
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Io Hymen Hymenaeus io, |
io Hymen Hymenaee. |
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io Hymen Hymenaeus! |
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uos bonae senibus uiris |
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Ye, honest matrons, well wedded |
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cognitae bene feminae, |
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to ancient husbands, |
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collocate puellulam. |
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set the damsel in her place. |
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io Hymen Hymenaee io, |
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Io Hymen Hymenaeus io, |
io Hymen Hymenaee. |
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io Hymen Hymenaeus! |
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iam licet uenias, marite: |
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Now you may come, bridegroom; |
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uxor in thalamo tibi est, |
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your wife, is in the bride-chamber, |
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ore floridulo nitens, |
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shining with flowery face, |
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alba parthenice uelut |
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like a white daisy |
luteumue papauer. |
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or yellow poppy. |
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at, marite, ita me iuuent |
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But, husband, so the gods help me, |
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caelites, nihilo minus |
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you are no less fair, |
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pulcer es, neque te Venus |
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nor does Venus |
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neglegit. sed abit dies: |
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neglect you. But the day is passing. |
perge, ne remorare. |
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Go on then, delay not. |
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non diu remoratus es: |
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Not long have you delayed. |
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iam uenis. bona te Venus |
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Already you come. May kindly Venus |
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iuuerit, quoniam palam |
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help you, since openly |
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quod cupis cupis, et bonum |
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you take your desire and |
non abscondis amorem. |
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do not hide your honest love. |
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ille pulueris Africi |
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Let him first count up the number |
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siderumque micantium |
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of the dust of Africa |
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subducat numerum prius, |
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and of the glittering stars, |
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qui uestri numerare uolt |
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who would number |
multa milia ludi. |
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the many thousands of your joys. |
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ludite ut lubet, et breui |
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Sport as ye will, and soon |
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liberos date. non decet |
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bring children forth. It is not fit ldren |
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tam uetus sine liberis |
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that so old a name should be without chi |
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nomen esse, sed indidem |
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but that they should be , |
semper ingenerari. |
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ever born from the same stock. |
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Torquatus uolo paruulus |
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I would see a little Torquatus, |
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matris e gremio suae |
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stretching his baby hands |
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porrigens teneras manus |
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from his mother's lap, |
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dulce rideat ad patrem |
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smile a sweet smile at his father |
semihiante labello. |
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with lips half parted. |
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sit suo similis patri |
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May he be like his father |
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Manlio et facile insciis |
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Manlius, and easily be recognised by all, |
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noscitetur ab omnibus, |
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even those who do not know, |
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et pudicitiam suae |
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and declare by his face |
matris indicet ore. |
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the fair fame of his mother. |
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talis illius a bona |
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May such praise, due to his |
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matre laus genus approbet, |
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chaste mother, approve his descent, |
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qualis unica ab optima |
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as for Telemachus son of Penelope |
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matre Telemacho manet |
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remains unparagoned the honour |
fama Penelopeo. |
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derived from his noble mother. |
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claudite ostia, uirgines: |
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Maidens, shut the doors. |
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lusimus satis. at boni |
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We have sported enough. But ye, |
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coniuges, bene uiuite et |
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happy pair, live happily, |
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munere assiduo ualentem |
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and in your office exercise joyously |
exercete iuuentam. |
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your vigorous youth. |