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<poem>
 
<poem>
 
{{par|b}} You, Shameful One, will either abandon the sword by chance because of this,
 
{{par|b}} You, Shameful One, will either abandon the sword by chance because of this,
or you  will lie prostrate[1] on the ground, restrained by nothing  
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or you  will lie prostrate<ref>prostratus can mean struck down, exhausted, overthrown, or laid low. There is no indication in the text or image as to *why* the person is lying on the ground or how they got there.</ref> on the ground, restrained by nothing  
  
 
{{par|r}} It is expedient that you beat the ground while your chest is trampled underfoot.
 
{{par|r}} It is expedient that you beat the ground while your chest is trampled underfoot.
 
I will be able to try whatever I would want [to do] next with regard to you.
 
I will be able to try whatever I would want [to do] next with regard to you.
 
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</poem>
 
[1] prostratus can mean struck down, exhausted, overthrown, or laid low. There is no indication in the text or image as to *why* the person is lying on the ground or how they got there.
 

Revision as of 19:22, 17 October 2023

Latin 4r

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Tu pudibundus obhoc ensem vel forte relinques
Vel prostratus humi nullo prohibente iacebis.[1]

Expedit ut terram calcato pectore pulses.
Quidque velim de te potero tentare deinde.

English 4r

You, Shameful One, will either abandon the sword by chance because of this,
or you will lie prostrate[2] on the ground, restrained by nothing

It is expedient that you beat the ground while your chest is trampled underfoot.
I will be able to try whatever I would want [to do] next with regard to you.

  1. Enjambment bracket
  2. prostratus can mean struck down, exhausted, overthrown, or laid low. There is no indication in the text or image as to *why* the person is lying on the ground or how they got there.