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Latin Stories: An Anthology

A Day in the Life of Erasmus

Part A (Interleaved Text)

10.1 Erasmus Erasmus vir man doctissimus most learned in in monastēriō monastery Rōtterodāmī of Rotterdam habitābat lived ubi where librōs books antīquōs ancient studiōsē diligently legēbat was reading

10.2 Prīmā at first lūce light surgēbat would rise et and statim immediately ad to bibliothēcam library monastēriī of monastery festīnābat would hurry

10.3 Ibi there multās many hōrās hours sedēbat would sit et and verba words sapientium of wise men in on chartā paper scrībēbat would write

10.4 Saepe often monachī monks aliī other eum him vīsitābant would visit et andabout philosophiā philosophy et and litterīs literature disputābant would debate

10.5 Merīdiē at noon Erasmus Erasmus breviter briefly quiēscēbat would rest et and cibum food simplicem simple edēbat would eat dum while epistulās letters amīcīs to friends scrībēbat would write

10.6 Post after prandium lunch in in hortō garden ambulābat would walk ubi where novās new ideās ideas meditābātur would contemplate

10.7 Interdum sometimes discipulī students ex from longinquīs distant terrīs lands veniēbant would come ut so that eum him audīrent they might hear

10.8 Erasmus Erasmus libenter gladly iuvenēs young men docēbat would teach et and eōs them ad to studiōs studies dīligenter diligently incitābat would encourage

10.9 Vespere in evening appropinquante approaching adhūc still in in studiō study suō his labōrābat would work candēlā candle ardente burning

10.10 Cum when nox night advēnit arrived fessus tired sed but fēlīx happy lectum bed petēbat would seek et andabout operibus works futūrīs future somniābat would dream

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

10.1 Erasmus vir doctissimus in monastēriō Rōtterodāmī habitābat ubi librōs antīquōs studiōsē legēbat.

10.2 Prīmā lūce surgēbat et statim ad bibliothēcam monastēriī festīnābat.

10.3 Ibi multās hōrās sedēbat et verba sapientium in chartā scrībēbat.

10.4 Saepe monachī aliī eum vīsitābant et dē philosophiā et litterīs disputābant.

10.5 Merīdiē Erasmus breviter quiēscēbat et cibum simplicem edēbat dum epistulās amīcīs scrībēbat.

10.6 Post prandium in hortō ambulābat ubi novās ideās meditābātur.

10.7 Interdum discipulī ex longinquīs terrīs veniēbant ut eum audīrent.

10.8 Erasmus libenter iuvenēs docēbat et eōs ad studiōs dīligenter incitābat.

10.9 Vespere appropinquante adhūc in studiō suō labōrābat candēlā ardente.

10.10 Cum nox advēnit fessus sed fēlīx lectum petēbat et dē operibus futūrīs somniābat.

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