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- Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.
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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi0134.phi004.humanitext-lat2:459b-515
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-10-27
Demipho, left in deeper uncertainty by the split advice of his advocates, decides to wait for his brother's arrival. Meanwhile, Antipho bitterly regrets his own cowardice, and Phaedria desperately pleads with the pimp Dorio, who is determined to sell Phaedria's beloved Pamphila.
Negant
They say
Redisse.
he has not returned.
Frater est exspectandus mihi:
I must wait for my brother;
Is quod mihi dederit de hac re consilium id sequar.
whatever advice he gives me on this matter, that I will follow.
Percontatum ibo ad portum, quoad se recipiat.
I will go to the harbor to inquire, until he returns.
At ego Antiphonem quaeram, ut quae acta hic sint sciat.
But I will look for Antipho, so that he may know what has been done here.
Sed eccum ipsum video in tempore huc se recipere.
But look, I see him returning here just in time.
Enimvero, Antipho, multimodis1 cum istoc animo es vituperandus.
Indeed, Antipho, you are to be blamed in many ways for that spirit of yours.
Itane te hinc abisse2 et vitam tuam tutandam aliis dedisse?
To think that you have gone away from here and entrusted the defense of your life to others!
Alios tuam rem credidisti magis quam tete animadversuros?
Did you believe that others would look after your business more than yourself?
Nam, ut ut erant alia, illi certe quae nunc tibi domi est consuleres,3
For, however other matters stood, you should at least have cared for her who is now at your home,
Ne quid propter tuam fidem decepta pateretur mali,
lest she, deceived, should suffer any harm because of her trust in you,
Cuius nunc miserae spes opesque sunt in te uno omnes sitae.
all whose hopes and resources, poor girl, are now placed in you alone.
Equidem, here, nos iam dudum hic te absentem incusamus qui abieris.
Indeed, master, we have for a long time now been blaming you here in your absence for having gone away.
Te ipsum quaerebam.
I was looking for you.
Sed ea causa nihilo magis defecimus.
But for that reason we have failed none the more.
Loquere, obsecro; quonam in loco sunt res et fortunae meae?
Speak, I beseech you; in what position are my affairs and fortunes?
Numquid patri subolet?
Has my father suspected anything?
Nihil etiam.
Nothing as yet.
Et quid spei porro est?
And what hope is there for the future?
Nescio.
I don’t know.
Ah.
Ah!
Nisi Phaedria haud cessavit pro te eniti.
Except that Phaedria has not ceased to exert himself for you.
Nihil fecit novi.
He did nothing unusual.
Tum Phormio itidem in hac re, ut in aliis, strenuum hominem praebuit.
Then Phormio likewise in this matter, as in others, showed himself an active man.
Quid is fecit?
What did he do?
Confutavit verbis admodum iratum patrem.
He silenced your extremely angry father with his words.
Eu, Phormio.
Well done, Phormio!
Ego quod potui porro.
I, too, did what I could further.
Mi Geta, omnes vos amo.
My Geta, I love you all.
Sic habent principia sese ut dico: adhuc tranquilla res est;
The beginning of things is as I say: so far, the matter is quiet;
Mansurusque patruum pater est, dum huc adveniat.
and your father is going to wait for your uncle, until he arrives here.
Quid eum?
Why wait for him?
Ut aibat,
As he said,
De eius consilio sese velle facere, quod ad hanc rem attinet.
that he wished to act according to his advice, as far as this matter is concerned.
Quantus metus est mihi venire huc salvum nunc patruum, Geta.
How great a fear it is to me, Geta, that my uncle should now arrive here safe!
Nam per eius unam, ut audio, aut vivam aut moriar sententiam.
For by his decision alone, as I hear, I shall either live or die.
Phaedria tibi adest.
Phaedria is here for you.
Ubinam?
Where?
Eccum ab sua
Look, from his...
Dorio, audi,
Dorio, listen,
Obsecro.
I beseech you.
Non audio.
I am not listening.
Parumper.
Just a moment.
Quin omitte me.
Nay, let me go.
Audi quod dicam.
Listen to what I shall say.
At enim taedet iam audire eadem millies.
But indeed, I am already tired of hearing the same things a thousand times.
At nunc dicam quod libenter audias.
But now I will say something that you will hear gladly.
Loquere, audio.
Speak, I am listening.
Nequeo te exorare ut maneas triduum hoc? Quo nunc abis?
Cannot I prevail upon you to wait for these three days? Where are you going now?
Mirabar si tu mihi quicquam afferres novi.
I was wondering if you would bring me anything new.
Hei, metuo lenonem ne quid—suo suat capiti.
Alas, I fear lest the pimp should brew some mischief for his own head.
Idem ego metuo.
I fear the same thing.
Non mihi credis?
Do you not believe me?
Hariolare.
You are dreaming.
Sin fidem do.
But what if I give you my word?
Fabulae.
Nonsense!
Foeneratum istuc beneficium tibi pulchre dices.
You will say that this favor was beautifully returned to you with interest.
Logi.
Words, words!
Crede mihi, gaudebis facto: verum hercle hoc est.
Believe me, you will rejoice at the deed; by Hercules, this is true.
Somnia.
Dreams!
Experire; non est longum.
Try it; it is not long.
Cantilenam eandem canis.
You are singing the same old song.
Tu mihi cognatus, tu parens, tu amicus, tu—
You are my kinsman, you my parent, you my friend, you—
Garri modo.
Just chatter away.
Adeone ingenio esse duro te atque inexorabili
To think that you are of so hard and inexorable a nature
Ut neque misericordia neque precibus molliri queas?
that you cannot be softened either by pity or by entreaties!
Adeon te esse incogitantem atque impudentem, Phaedria,
To think that you are so thoughtless and shameless, Phaedria,
Ut phaleratis dictis ducas me, et meam ductes4 gratiis?
as to lead me on with fine words, and carry off my girl for nothing?
Miseritum est.
I feel pity.
Hei veris vincor.
Alas, I am overcome by the truth.
Quam uterque est similis sui.
How each of them acts like himself!
Neque, Antipho alia quum occupatus esset sollicitudine,
And that this evil should be cast in my way, when Antipho was occupied with other anxiety,
Tum hoc esse mihi obiectum malum!
for this misfortune to be thrown upon me!
Ah, quid istuc autem est, Phaedria?
Ah, but what is that matter, Phaedria?
O fortunatissime Antipho.
O most fortunate Antipho!
Egone?
I?
Cui quod amas domi est;
Who have at home what you love; and have never had
Nec cum huiusmodi unquam usus venit ut conflictares malo.
any occasion to struggle with a misfortune of this kind.
Mihin domi est? immo, id quod aiunt, auribus teneo lupum.5
I have her at home? Nay, rather, as they say, I hold a wolf by the ears.
Nam neque quomodo a me amittam invenio; neque uti retineam scio.
For I find no way to let her go from me, nor do I know how to keep her.
Ipsum istuc mihi in hoc est.
That is the very case with me regarding this fellow.
Heia, ne parum leno sies.
Well done, don’t fail to play the pimp!
Numquid hic confecit?
Has he settled anything?
Hicine? quod homo inhumanissimus:
This fellow? What a most heartless man would do:
Pamphilam meam vendidit.
he has sold my Pamphila.
Quid? vendidit?
What? Sold her?
Aine "vendidit?"
Do you say ‘sold’?
Vendidit.
Yes, sold.
Quam indignum facinus, ancillam aere emtam suo!
What a shameful deed, to sell a girl bought with his own money!
Nequeo exorare ut me maneat, et cum illo ut mutet fidem,
I cannot prevail upon him to wait for me, and to break his promise with the other,
Triduum hoc, dum id quod est promissum ab amicis argentum aufero.
for these three days, while I get the money promised by my friends.
Si tum non dedero, unam praeterea horam ne oppertus sies.
If I do not pay then, do not wait for me even one hour longer.
Obtundis.
You deafen me.
- 465multimodis
An archaic adverbial expression equivalent to 'multis modis' (in many ways, exceedingly).
- 466Itane te hinc abisse
An accusative and infinitive of exclamation (accūsātīvus cum īnfīnītīvō exclamationis), expressing indignation or surprise.
- 468consuleris
The verb 'cōnsulere' (to care for, look after the interest of) takes a dative object ('illī'). The form is an imperfect subjunctive expressing past obligation ('you should have cared for...').
- 500ducas... ductes
A play on words (paronomasia) between 'dūcere' (to lead on, delude) and its frequentative form 'dūctāre' (to lead about, carry off, often used of women).
- 506auribus teneo lupum
A proverbial expression of Greek origin ('holding a wolf by the ears'), describing a dilemma where letting go is dangerous and holding on is impossible.
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