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Latin Stories: An Anthology

Amor Primus: First Love

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Part A (Interleaved Text)

1.1 Lūcius Lucius adulēscēns young man formōsus handsome in in urbe city Rōmā Rome habitābat lived quī who poēsim poetry amābat loved

1.2 Cotīdiē daily in in hortīs gardens Sallustianīs of Sallust ambulābat would walk ubi where inter among flōrēs flowers meditābātur would meditate

1.3 Ūnō on one diē day puellam girl pulcherrimam most beautiful nōmine by name Iūliam Julia cōnspexit caught sight of quae who sub under arborē tree sedēbat was sitting

1.4 Iūlia Julia oculōs eyes caeruleōs blue habēbat had et and capillōs hair aureōs golden quī which in in sole sun fulgēbant were shining

1.5 Cum when eam her vīdit he saw cor heart Lūciī of Lucius fortiter strongly pulsābat was beating et and verba words dīcere to say nōn not poterat was able

1.6 Puella girl subrīdēns smiling adulēscentem young man timidē shyly stantem standing animadvertit noticed et and benignē kindly salūtāvit greeted

1.7 Lūcius Lucius tremēns trembling ad to eam her accessit approached et andabout librō book quem which legēbat she was reading interrogāvit asked

1.8 Mox soonabout poētīs poets et and carmīnibus poems colloquēbantur they were conversing quasi as if amīcī friends veterēs old essent they were

1.9 Per through multās many hōrās hours in in hortō garden sedēbant they were sitting dum while sōl sun in in caelō sky dēscendēbat was descending

1.10 Quōque each diē day convenīre to meet solēbant they were accustomed et and amor love inter between eōs them flōrēbat was flourishing sīcut like rosae roses in in hortō garden

1.11 Lūcius Lucius carmina poems pulchra beautifulabout amōre love suō his scrībēbat would write quae which Iūliae to Julia recitābat would recite

1.12 Sub under lūnā moon plēnā full prīmum first ōsculum kiss dedērunt they gave et and fēlīcitāte with happiness plēnī full erant they were

1.13 Parentēs parents Iūliae of Julia amōrem love eōrum their probābant approved quod because Lūcius Lucius iuvenis young man honestus honorable et and doctus learned erat was

1.14 Post after annum year in in templō temple Veneris of Venus nūptiās wedding celebrāvērunt they celebrated omnibus all amīcīs friends plaudentibus applauding

1.15 Ita thus amor love prīmus first Lūciī of Lucius et and Iūliae of Julia in in amōrem love aeternum eternal crēvit grew

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

1.1 Lūcius adulēscēns formōsus in urbe Rōmā habitābat quī poēsim amābat.

1.2 Cotīdiē in hortīs Sallustianīs ambulābat ubi inter flōrēs meditābātur.

1.3 Ūnō diē puellam pulcherrimam nōmine Iūliam cōnspexit quae sub arborē sedēbat.

1.4 Iūlia oculōs caeruleōs habēbat et capillōs aureōs quī in sole fulgēbant.

1.5 Cum eam vīdit cor Lūciī fortiter pulsābat et verba dīcere nōn poterat.

1.6 Puella subrīdēns adulēscentem timidē stantem animadvertit et benignē salūtāvit.

1.7 Lūcius tremēns ad eam accessit et dē librō quem legēbat interrogāvit.

1.8 Mox dē poētīs et carmīnibus colloquēbantur quasi amīcī veterēs essent.

1.9 Per multās hōrās in hortō sedēbant dum sōl in caelō dēscendēbat.

1.10 Quōque diē convenīre solēbant et amor inter eōs flōrēbat sīcut rosae in hortō.

1.11 Lūcius carmina pulchra dē amōre suō scrībēbat quae Iūliae recitābat.

1.12 Sub lūnā plēnā prīmum ōsculum dedērunt et fēlīcitāte plēnī erant.

1.13 Parentēs Iūliae amōrem eōrum probābant quod Lūcius iuvenis honestus et doctus erat.

1.14 Post annum in templō Veneris nūptiās celebrāvērunt omnibus amīcīs plaudentibus.

1.15 Ita amor prīmus Lūciī et Iūliae in amōrem aeternum crēvit.

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