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sed quid ais, Menaechme ' ME. quid vis' MED. dic mihi hoc quod te rogo 915 album an atrum Vinum potas ' ME. quid tibi quaesitost opus lMED. ME. quin tu is

9 20 audin tu, ut deliramenta loquitur ' quid cossus daro potionis aliquid, prius quam pύrcipit insania l

The proper spelling is Without thy h, though tho dictionarios stili profer to register the word

naechmus is indignant at thoso Prying questions, as he is notaequainted with tho motivo Whieli prompta them. Thophysician would thon informhim that tho colour Oi the wine Was of great importatice for thohsalth of a patient. 917. Tho diminutive pri

mulum recurs bolom V. 1116. See also Tor. Ad. 289.

Trin. 37. 920. deliramenta stust an d

For the expression itSelf, Lambinus aptly compares Amph. V1, 66 num mihi horror membrα misero percipit dictis tuis.

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V. 5. 23-29.

MED. dic mihi hoc: solent tibi umquam oculi duristiori l

MΕ. quid i tu me lucustam ce Ses QSSe, homo ignavissumo Τ 25925 MED. dic mihi, en umquam 1ntestina tibi crepant, quod sentiast ME. ubi Satur sum, nulla crepitant: quando eSurio,

tum crepant.

MED. hoc quidem edepol hau pro insano Verbum reSpondit mihi. perdormiscin tu usquo ad lucum ' facilin tu obdormis cubans l

925. For en umquam comp. note On V. 143.-quod sentias as far as you can pereeiVe'.

926. nullus irequently Standa 1Οr an emphatio non in thocomio poets and in tho affoetodstylo of thoir imitators in tho Second centu of tho Christianera.-COmp. Cas. IV 3, 6 mihi inanitate iam dudum intestina

niramurant.

mon in Plautus, but only be-

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ME. qui te Iuppiter dique omneS, Percontator, Perduint. MED. uunc homo insanire occeptat. de illis verbis cave tibi. 935 SE. Immo melior nunc quidemst de Verbis, praeut dudum fuit:

nam dudum uxorem Suam esse aiebat rabiosam

canem.

ME. quid ego dixi ' SE. insanisti , inquam. ME. egone' SE. tu istic, qui mihi as

ME. Ri ego te Sacrum coronam surrupuisse I6viscio

his expressionS'.-For praeut See note On V. 376. 941. Menaechmus considerstho old mau's accusation as

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V. 5. 39-45.

M ob sam rem in carcerem ted eSSe conpactum scio: ct Ρ0Stquam eS em1SSUS, caesum Virgis Sub furca scio: 40 tum patrem occidisse et matrem vendidisse etiam

scio.

turu's, 1 Ree.

non vidρs hominem insanire ' MED. scin quid facias Optumumst lud mo saco uti deseratur. SE. itane censes Τ MED.

quippini l 45

scio Camorarius. 942. te deesse Γ, emended by Camerarius. 943. susturca La. 946. medice the Italian crities, maledice mSA. Dcturus the editions boloro R. si quid facturu's face Luctis Hermes VIII 118 sq. 947. optumum R. againSt the mss. 948. ut id refera-quite extravagant and therosors

says that ho might mitti squalprobability and justico bring

Similar exaggerated charges against his fathor-in-law. Forthe sacrilogious thoit montionsdiu this lino ws may refer tO Our note On Trin. 81. 912. Lamb. compares Amph. 1 1, 3 quid faciam nunc, si tres sm me in carcerem compegerint 'M3. Sic casedebantur Servi qui aliquid admisserant'. LAMB. es thou art ' is always longin tho comio poets, as has been proriousty obSemed. 944. Menaechmus brings thogravest and most extraVagant charges against his fathor-iula . Lambinus cites the eXamplo of Aristogiton, quem Demosthenes tostibus probat patrem in carcere deSeruiSse ae prodidisse, mortuum non Sepelivisse, iis qui Sepelissent pretium sepulturae non perSolriSSe, matrem VerberaSSe, Sororem Vondidisse'. Observe the Vehemence of Menaechmus' tone

linea

947. Tho construction is scin quid optumumat facias i m facere in Ciceronian SyntaXi. Wo otion find tho subj. alter

optumumst: e.g. Aul. 559 Sq. tum tu idem optumumst Loces ecferendum.

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MENAECHMEI.

V. 5. 43-52. 1bi meo arbitratu potero curare hominem. SE. age, ut lubet.

950 MED. 6lleborum potabis saxo hos aliquos viginti

ME. ut ego te pend6ntem fodiam stimulis triginta

MED. i, arce8Se homines, qui illunc ad me deferant. SE. qucit Sunt satis ΤMED. pro1nde ut inSanire Video, quattuor, nihilo

SE. iam hic erunt. ad 86rva tu iStune, medice. MED. immo ego abi h 6 domum, 955 ut parentur, quibuS parati S OPUS eSt. tu SerVOS

iube

tur CD, ut deferatur B, emended by Acidalius. 950, 51. hodordino Camerarius, inverso libri, sed ut in BC 2 et 1 numori pra0- positi Sint m. reo.' R. 950. hos om. mss., added by Mullor and Brix. 952. larcesse mSS., emended by ΡnreuS. illum mSS., omendod by Camerarius. 951. immo ibo domum R., ibo mSS., ubibo Schwabe, Brix. 955. tu Schwabe, tuos B, R. 957. Nunc. 949. meo arbitratu, just asI pleage', Mithout any inter-

950. hos aliquos viginti dies tho noxi three meekS OT SO'. The addition si aliquis ronderStho numbor SomeWhat Vague; comp Ps0ud. I 3, 49 aliquos hos dies manta modo. ib. 87 ut opperiare hos aliquos ser dies modo. Truo. IV 4, 19 amabo ut hos dies aliquos sinas eum e88e apud me. 951. Menaechmus threatens

manner. See Our note ori Trin.

247. stimuli denotes a Whipwith prioks in it. Comp. Cure. 1 3, 40 etiam mihi quoque stimulo fodere lubet te. In Bacch. V 2, 39 tho fame phrase is used metaphorically: cor stimulo foditur. 953. Ag mad pHople stregeneralty exceedingly Atrongwhon Oxcitod to thoir highostpituli, the physician thinks that

954. The physician is by no

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V. 5. 53-58. hunc ad me ferunt. SE. iam ego illic saxo erit.

ME. abiit socerus, abiit medieUS: Sol HS Sum. pro

Iuppiter, quid illuc ost, quod nunc me hisce homines Insanire

praedicant i . 55 nam equidem, P0Stquam gnntUS SUM, numquam aegrotavi unum diem. 960 neque ego insanio neque pugna8 6go nec liti S coepio. salvos salvos alioS video: probe novi homineS, ad-

R., me hic mSA., me hisce BriX. 960. ego nec R., Neque esto mSS.

961. probe om. mSS., added by the present Editor. novi ego R. 956. In proso me Ahould sayhunc ad me ferre. Instoad of the regular construction Withtho infinitivo, tho subj. is uSed horo as ii tho injunction Weregi ven in a direct 1orm. Brixaptly compares Most. III 3, 26 curriculo iube in urbem veniat. Rud. III 4, 3. PerSa IV 4, 55. Stich. II 2, 71. Ter . Eun. IV 4, 24. Wo find also that iubere talios the fame conStructiori RS imperare; comp. Amph. 1 1, 50 Telebois iubet sententiam ut dicant suam. See also Holige, Synt. 1 p. 254. 957. Plautus usos tho suilform of the nominutiVe socerus here and Cas. IV 2, 18, but belowv. 1046 ho has socer. COmΡ. Κύbner, Ausi. Gr. 1 p. 278 Sq. 958. hisee is the regular formoi tho nom. plural in Plautus,not hice. Compare Our note OvTrin. 877.959. Tlis original form o1 tho participle gnatus is generalty used by Plautus as a noun, Rud natus Would Soem to be mors usual as ths actuat participio. 960. ego I myseli ' unlessothors bo tho first to beon, Ido not oasily get into a quarret. -coepio is ot course inadmissi-blo in lator Latin, but coepere

occurs PerS. I 3, 41. coepiat True. IT 1, 21. coeperet Ter. Ad. III 3, 43. coepiam also Caec. RP. Non. s. 89. Cato ap.

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V. 5. 59-6. 5. MENAECHMEI. an illi, perperam 1nSanire qui aiunt me, ipsi iu-SRniunt Τquid ego nunc faciam i domum ire cupio: at uxor non sinit; 60

huc autem nemo 1ntro mittit. nimis proVentumst nequiter. 965 hic ero usque: ad noctem Saltem, credo, intro mittar

Spectamen bono servo id est, qui rem erilem procurat, Videt, collocat, cogitatque, V 6. ut absente ero rem sui ei 1 diligenter tutetur, quam si ipSe adSit, aut rectius. 970 tergum quam gulam, crura quum Ventrem oportet 5

homones Brix. 962. qui om. mSS., added by R. 963. at om. mSS., addod by Camerarius. 965. ero Bothe, ercto mSS. 968. er . re . . 964. hue, in a0dos Erotii '. -nimis proventumst nequiter I havs h ad aw1ul bad luch ' to translate a conVersationalphrase in a conVerSationat man-ner. Comp. Rud. III 5, 57 edepol proveni nequiter multis modis. Stich. II 2, 73 provenisti

futtile nihil aliud significat

unknown to him. Menaechmus then ontors Erotium's house

969. quam si in quasi Or tamquam.-aut rectius Mor even

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V. 6. 6-13.

potiora eSSe, quoi cor modeSte Situm St. recordetur id,

qui nihili sunt, quid is pretidotur ab suis eriS, ignavis, improbis viris. Verbera, comped68, molae

975 magna lassitudo, I0 fames, frigus durum haec pretia sunt ignaviae. id ego malum male

propterea bonum e88e certumst potiuS quam malum.

mi Da. omondod by R. 972. qui nihili sunt mss. Ι Iollom Brix. B. reads in one lino :recordetur qui sunt nihili, is quid preti detur ab suis eris. 973. haec interpretis esse certum est ' R. Who has these Wordsin brachois. As it did not appear cortum' to me, I have removed tho brachsts. 974 sq. B gives in otio line Vorbera compedes Mole magna lassitudo famos frigus durum, Whioh I havo dividod into throe linos, in accordauce With Spengel. de VerS. cret. uSu Pl. P. 13. R. reades Verbera, comsedgS,mola6, lassitudo, fames, frigus durum, and Brix also omiis magna. 976. male malum B. 977. vix Plautinus, vel hoc certe loco non Plautinus ' R. Who transposes 971. potiora, κρείττω. He

cor modeste modestumst hich

punishment for refractoo Orcaretess flaves. In the presentline, Persa I 1, 22 fui praefer

pularisi and Pseud. IV 6, 38 tti det nomen ad molas coloniam)this is designated by molae. 976. malum puniShment'.

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MENAECHMEI.

magis multo patior facilius ego V6rba, Verbera odi: nimioque odo lubentius molitum quam molitum

980 propt6rea eri imperium exsequor, bene 6t sedate Servo id: eoque eXemplo SέrVio, tergo in rem ut arbitro

atque id mihi prodest. alii, ut esse in Suam rem ducunt, 1ta Sint: ego ita ero, ut me esse oportet. id si adhiboam, culpam Stineam, ero meo ut omnibus in locis Sim praesto, metuam haud multum. 20985 prope8t, quando haec mea meus erus ob facta

propterea bonum certum8t potius quam malum esse. 978. nam magi8 mSS. esto Om. B. 979. quam praehibeo a me R against the mss. 981. huc transposui quom libri Oxhibent post V. 985 3 R. eoque R. ego mSs. 982. esse ita ut in rem esse ducunt sint B, emendod by R. 983. metum id mihi adhibeam culpa abstineam B. I tolloW R. 984. meo Om. mSS., added by G. Hermann. 985. mea meus addod by R. The mS. D reads quando ceru8O978. For comparatives emphasiged by an additionat masis See Our note On Aul. 419. The play on the Words verba audverbera is quite in koeping Withtho character Oi comio langunge. Sos Ter. Haut. 356.

gonorat observation that many deponent Verbs occur in archaio Latin in au actiVe form. 983. id si adhibeam Mii Imaintain this principie'. vlpam abstinere lit. to k00p blamonWay'. abstinere is otton usod in Plautus as a transitiVe Verb, though wo also find tho construction with the ablativo. Brix givos in his note numerous instances of tho different constructions of this verb., Sesalso our note on Aul. 342.984. ero ut sim praesto as long as I am ready ' ior my

985. This line is to prepareus for Messenio's subsequent

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postquam 1n tabernam VRSa et SerVOS conlocaVi, Ut iusserat, ita V6nio advorsum. nunc foriS pultabo, adeSSe ut me Scint, atque eum ex hoc Sultu damni Salvom ut educam

Sed metuo ne sero Veniam depugnato proelio. SENEX. MENAECHMUS I. LORARII. MESSENIO.990 SE. Ρ6r 0go vobis deos atque homineS d1cO, Ut imperium meum V 7. Sapienter habentis curae, quae 1mperaVi atque 1m

tacito illic homo iam in medicinam ablatus Sublimis siet: Π1Si quidem vos vostra crura aut latera nihili penditi S.

sublimis denotos that tho flaves ars to list up Monaochmus and thus carry him to the phy

dibus vinciri aut latera virgis ac loris variari vultis '.