Statue of Ovid (1887) by Ettore Ferrari
Non ego, ne , cum formosa, recuso,
sed ne misero scire necesse ;
nec te nostra iubet fieri censura pudicam,
sed tamen, ut dissimulare, rogat.
non peccat, quaecumque potest negare, 5
solaque famosam culpa facit.
quis furor est, quae nocte latent, in luce fateri,
et quae clam facta referre palam?
ignoto meretrix corpus
populum summovet ante sera; 10
tu tua famae peccata sinistrae
commissi perages indiciumque tui?
mens melior, saltemve
pudicas,
teque probam, quamvis non eris, .
quae facis, haec ; tantum fecisse negato, 15
Love in the Golden Age (circa 1540-1598) by Pauwels Franck
nec pudeat coram verba modesta loqui!
Est qui nequitiam locus ; omnibus illum
deliciis inple, procul inde pudor!
hinc simul , lascivia protinus omnis
, et in lecto crimina pone tuo. 20
illic nec tunicam posuisse
nec femori inpositum sustinuisse femur;
illic purpureis lingua ,
inque modos Venerem mille amor;
illic nec voces nec verba iuvantia 25
spondaque mobilitate
indue cum tunicis metuentem crimina vultum,
et pudor obscenum opus;
populo, da verba mihi;
nescius
,
et stulta credulitate ! 30
Cur totiens video recipique tabellas?
cur pressus est interiorque torus?
cur capillos
collaque conspicio dentis habere notam?
oculos crimen deducis ad ipsos; 35
si dubitas famae parcere, parce mihi!
mens abit et morior quotiens fateris,
perque meos artus frigida gutta fluit.
Amour and Psyche (1827) by Michel Philibert Genod
tunc amo, tunc odi frustra amare necesse est;
tunc ego, sed , mortuus esse 40
Nil equidem inquiram, nec quae celare parabis
insequar, et instar erit.
si tamen in media deprensa culpa,
et fuerint probra meis,
quae bene , bene — 45
concedent lumina tuis.
prona est,
modo ‘non feci!’ dicere lingua memor.
cum verbis duobus,
, vince tuo! 50
What form do we have in pecces ?
2nd singular present active subjunctive
What are its principle parts?
pecco, peccare, peccavi, peccatus to do wrong
Why is it in subjunctive?
Recuso is followed by ne + present subjunctive which is a hindering clause.
What is the person, number, voice, and mood?
2nd singular present active, subjunctive
What is the syntax?
Causal cum clause ‘since you are beautiful’
What is the person, number, voice, and mood?
3rd singular present active, subjunctive
What are the principle parts of sit ?
sum, esse, fui, *futurus-a-um (There is no 4th principle part of the verb “to be”, but some like to list the future active participle here)
What is the syntax?
Another hindering clause dependent on recuso
Why is this in dative?
Necesse takes the dative
What form do we have in temptes ?
2nd person singular present active subjunctive
What are its principle parts?
Tempto, temptare, temptavi, temptatus to try
Why is it in subjunctive?
Temptes is subjunctive in an indirect command initiated by rogat .
What is the person, number, voice, and mood?
Peccasse is the syncopated form of peccavisse — a perfect active infinite. Infinitives do not have a “number”.
What are the principle parts of peccasse
pecco, peccare peccavi, peccatus-a-um
What is the syntax of peccasse ?
Indirect statement(understand se as subject in accusative case) introduced by negare.
What form do we have here?facit.
Professa is from the deponent verb
profiteor, profiteri, professus sum. Here it is being used like a Greek middle (having admitted itself)
1: What form do we have here in
facias ?
2nd person, singular, present, active, subjunctive
Why is it in subjunctive?
Facias is subjunctive because of a relative clause of characteristic with quae (antecedent of quae is facta).
1: What form do we have here?
1: feminine nominative singular future active participle
The singular
Quiris, -itis is less common than the plural
Quirites , a title for Roman civilians exercising their peace-time functions, as opposed to soldiers fulfilling their military duties. According to ancient sources, the title comes from the Sabine town of
Cures , so it is often thought to highlight the Sabine element in the Roman population.
What form is this verb in?
This is a perfect passive participle; oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositus , to place opposite, but here it means locking a door.
What is its syntax?
opposita is ablative along with sera (and ante is to be understood as antea ) in an ablative absolute
What form do we have here?
2nd person singular future active indicative from prostituo, prostituere, prostitui, prostitutus meaning ‘expose’ here.
What is the syntax?
Jussive subjunctive
Why is this in dative?
Dative of possession with sit
What form do we have in imitare ?
Principle parts are imitor, imitari, imitatus sum . The current form is singular imperative. It looks passive but the verb is deponent so it will translate like an active imperative.
What form is esse?
Present active infinitive of sum
What is its syntax?
Infinitive in an indirect statement
What form do we have in
putem ?
1st person singular active subjunctive (puto, putare, putavi, putatus)
Why is putem in subjunctive?.
Jussive subjunctive
What form do we have here?
Future active imperative.
What form do we have in exigat ?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive
Why is it in subjunctive?
Subjunctive in a relative clause of characteristic with qui (the sort which)
What form do we have here?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive of sto, stare, steti, status meaning to stand
Why is it subjunctive?
Jussive
What form is this?
This is 2nd person singular future-perfect active indicative of exeo, exire, exivi, exitus meaning to depart
What form do we have here?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive of absum
Why is it subjunctive?
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Answer 2: Jussive subjunctive
Why is this dative?
Dative of reference
What mood is this?
Subjunctive
Why subjunctive?
Jussive
What is the case, number and gender?
dative, masculine singular from pudor, pudoris “shame”
Why is it in dative?
Predicative dative
What form is this?
3rd person singular present passive subjunctive from condo, condere, condidi, conditus meaning to insert.
Why is it subjunctive?
Jussive subjunctive
What is the case, number and gender?
Ablative, plural, neuter
Why Ablative?
Ablative place
What form do we have here?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive.
Figuro, figurare, figuravi, figuratus : to form, fashion, shape
What form is this?
3rd person plural present active subjunctive.
Why is it in subjunctive?
Jussive,
What kind of word is this? What is its case, number, gender,and meaning?
It is an adjective. It is ablative, singular, feminine and means playful, lustful, or mischievous
Modifies mobilitate (also in ablative). Ablative of manner or cause both work well here.
What form do we have here and what verb does it come from?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive from
tremo, tremere, tremui , –, to tremble
Deponent, 3rd person, singular, present, subjunctive from
diffiteor, diffiteri , — meaning disavow or deny.
Why is it in subjunctive?
What form do we have?
present active imperative. Best translated with verba as “tell lies”
What form is this?
present active imperative from sino, sinere, sivi, situs meaning to allow or permit.
What form is this?
1st person singular present active subjunctive from erro, errare, erravi, erratus meaning to wander
Why is it in subjunctive?
“sine nescius errem” is the shortened form of sine ut + subjunctive. So this is subjunctive with ut.
This is 3rd person singular present active subjunctive from the impersonal verb licet, licere, licuit, licitus est “it is permitted”
Why is it in subjunctive?stulta credulitate frui! 30
It is a jussive subjunctive “Let it be possible”
What form do we have here?
Present deponent infinitive. fruor, frui, fructus sum to enjoy (takes ablative)
What is its syntax?
Subject infinitive
What form do we have here?
Present passive infinitive. Mitto, mittere, misi, missus meaning to send.
what is the syntax of mitti?
Mitti is an infinitive in an indirect statement initiated by video
Prior and interior both agree with the verb’s subject and are best translated as adverbs
What is the case, number, gender of somno ? What does it mean?
ablative, singular, masculine from somnus, somni meaning sleep.
Why is it ablative?
Ablative of instrument ‘more than by sleep’
What form do we have here?
Perfect passive infinitive. From turbo, turbo, turbare, turbavi, turbatus meaning to disturb
What is its syntax?
Infinitive in an Indirect statement; subject is capillos.
‘the only thing you do not do is…’
What form is this?
Peccasse is the syncopated form of peccavisse, a perfect active infinitive
Why is it an infinitive?
Infinitive in an indirect statement initiated by fateris; understand te with peccasse.
“because “
what case is this and why?
Ablative of accompaniment
What form do we have here?
1st person singular present active subjunctive from
volo, velle, volui , –, meaning to want or wish
Optative or potential subjunctive
This is a present passive infinitive from
fallo, fallere, fefelli, falsus meaning to deceive
Here the infinitive is being used as the subject of the sentence “to be deceived”
What is the case, number and gender?
genitive, singular and neuter.
munus, muneris meaning gift.
instar takes the genitive.
What form is this?
Alternative form of teneberis; 2nd person singular future passive indicative
What is the case number and gender?
dative, plural, masculine from
oculus, oculi meaning eyes
Dative of agent. ‘must be seen by my eyes’
This is a gerundive from
video, videre, vidi, visus
Gerundive of obligation in passive periphrastic construction: “must be seen”
What form do we have here?
visa + fuerint makes a perfect passive subjunctive
Why is it dative?
Dative of agent after a passive verb is common in poetry. In prose, the dative of agent is found only with the gerundive of obligation.
What form do we have?
3rd person plural perfect active subjunctive
Why is it subjunctive?
Subjunctive because it is in a subordinate clause in indirect speech (initiated by negato) and is translated as a normal perfect tense.
What form do we have?
Supply esse here to get a perfect passive infinitive in an indirect statement
What form is this?
1: Future active imperative
1: What case is
verbis in?
Poetic plural for singular.
Why dative?
Dative of reference
What form is this?
This is the present passive infinitive of vinco, vincere, vici, victus meaning to conquer
What is the syntax?
Complementary infinitive
What is this form?
This is the present active participle of cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus ; cupientem is accusative singular “someone wanting”
What kind of infinitive is this?
Subject infinitive
What form do we have?
nominative singular feminine. Palma is the palm-branch given to winners
Why is it in nominative?
Predicate nominative with est.
This is a 3rd person singular present active subjunctive of sum, esse, fui,–
Why is it in subjunctive?
Jussive subjunctive or clause of proviso (provided that)
Why is this dative?
1: Dative after contingat.
1: What form do we have here?
3rd person singular present active subjunctive
Why is it subjunctive?
Cum clause with a causal sense
What is the syntax of this infinitive?
subject infinitive
Ablative of cause “
because of your case “
Another causal ablative “
because of your judge “