lines 785-793 Flashcards

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‘summe deum, sancti custos Soractis Apollo,quem primi colimus,

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‘Highest of the gods, Apollo, guardian of holy Soracte of whom we are the chief worshippers

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cui pineus ardor acervo 
pascitur, et [medium] freti pietate

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for whom the blaze from the heap of pine is fed and relying on our faith

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[medium - from previous] per ignem
 cultores multa premimus vestigia pruna,
 da, pater, hoc nostris aboleri dedecus armis, 
omnipotens.

A

we, worshippers, plant our foot-marks on the many live coals through the midst of the fire, grant, all-powerful father, that this disgrace is wiped out by our arms.

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non exuvias pulsaeve tropaeumvirginis aut spolia ulla peto,

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I do not seek spoils or a trophy or any booty from the defeated maiden.

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mihi cetera laudem
 facta ferent;

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The rest of my deeds will bring fame to me.

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haec dira meo dum vulnere pestis 
pulsa cadat, patrias remeabo inglorius urbes.’

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Until this dread pest falls defeated by my blow, I will return fameless to the cities of my native land

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