{"id":533,"date":"2016-10-04T08:51:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T12:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2016-10-09T20:10:32","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T00:10:32","slug":"propertius-1-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/propertius-1-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Propertius 1.12"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yes Or No (1893) John William Godward. True to elegiac convention, Propertius presents himself as a lover-poet who cannot abandon the woman he loves no matter how miserable she makes him feel. Even if she has dropped him, he claims he will never turn from her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quid mihi desidiae non cessas fingere crimen,<\/p>\n

quod <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What verb form is this?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular, present subjunctive active.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Why is it subjunctive?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
As an alternative to the accusative and infinitive, occasionally Latin uses quod<\/em> plus the subjunctive to convey an indirect statement.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p><\/div> nobis Cynthia, Roma, moram?<\/p>\n

tam multa illa meo divisast <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is milia<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
The form could be nominative or accusative plural neuter but it cannot be nominative in this sentence.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of accusative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Accusative of extent of space.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p><\/div> <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is lecto<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
The form is dative of ablative singular but in this context it is ablative.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of ablative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of separation.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>,<\/p>\n

quantum Hypanis Veneto dissidet Eridano;<\/p>\n

nec <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is mihi<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Dative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of dative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Sympathetic dative.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> consuetos amplexu nutrit amores\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n

Cynthia, nec nostra dulcis in aure sonat.<\/p>\n

olim gratus eram: non ullo <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is tempore<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of ablative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of time at which.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> cuiquam<\/p>\n

contigit ut simili <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What form do we have here?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
3rd singular, imperfect subjunctive active.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Why do we have a subjunctive form?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Result clause.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> amare <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is fide<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of ablative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of attendant circumstances.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>.<\/p>\n

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is invidiae<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Genitive or dative singular, but here only the dative makes sense.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of dative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Predicate dative (i.e. a dative of purpose with the verb esse<\/em>).<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> fuimus: num me deus obruit? an quae<\/p>\n

lecta Prometheis dividit <\/a>

Prometheus was chained to the Caucasus mountains because he had enraged Jupiter by giving fire to mortals. The region is generally associated with witchcraft but some have seen a particular reference to the the magical plant that sprang from Prometheus\u2019 blood, dripping from the wound made by an eagle that daily came to feed on his liver. \"Prometheus\" Prometheus (1889) Briton Rivi\u00e8re<\/div> iugis?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

non sum ego qui <\/a>

Propertius often uses pluperfect for imperfect. <\/div>: mutat <\/a>
In the previous poem, Propertius lamented the negative effect on their relationship of Cynthia’s trip to Baiae, a fashionable but notoriously decadent seaside resort. He imagined her lying around languorously waiting to be seduced by some passing man. \"Girl\" Girl In A Yellow Drape (1901) John William Godward<\/div> longa puellas.<\/p>\n

quantus in exiguo <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>

This looks familiar! What case is tempore<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Ablative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of ablative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of time within<\/em> which, this time.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p><\/div> fugit amor!<\/p>\n

nunc primum longas solus cognoscere noctes<\/p>\n

cogor et ipse meis <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is auribus<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Dative or ablative plural, but context here suggests dative.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of dative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Dative of judging.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> esse gravis.<\/p>\n

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This line recalls Vergil, Georgics 2.490 felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas <\/em><\/div>, qui potuit praesenti flere puellae\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15<\/p>\n

(non <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is nihil<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Accusative singular.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
What kind of accusative is it?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Adverbial.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div> aspersus gaudet Amor <\/a>
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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What case is lacrimis<\/em>?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Dative or ablative plural.<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Well, which is it, and what kind?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
Ablative of instrument.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>),<\/p>\n

aut, si despectus, potuit mutare calores<\/p>\n

(sunt quoque <\/a>

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Prompt 1<\/a><\/div>
What kind of word do we have here?<\/div>
Answer1<\/a><\/div>
Perfect participle passive<\/div>
Prompt 2<\/a><\/div>
Does it agree with any word?<\/div>
Answer 2<\/a><\/div>
servitio – <\/em>both are ablative singular neuter<\/div>
Prompt 3<\/a><\/div>
What construction do they form together?<\/div>
Answer 3<\/a><\/div>
Ablative absolute<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p><\/div> gaudia <\/a>
Note that in the poet-lover’s imagination, the alternative to Cynthia is servitude to another. <\/div>).<\/p>\n

mi neque amare aliam neque ab hac desistere fas est:<\/p>\n

Cynthia prima fuit, Cynthia finis erit.<\/p>\n\n

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Quid mihi desidiae non cessas fingere crimen, quod nobis Cynthia, Roma, moram? tam multa illa meo divisast , quantum Hypanis Veneto dissidet Eridano; nec consuetos amplexu nutrit amores\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 Cynthia, nec nostra dulcis in aure sonat. olim gratus eram: non ullo cuiquam contigit ut simili amare . fuimus: num me deus obruit? an quae lecta […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/loveandrevolution\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}