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Commentary Cons. Phil. Book 1 Prosa 2

Prosa 2

The visitor briefly diagnoses B.'s ailment and makes a first curative gesture.

section 1
medicinae: medicinae, querelae: datives of purpose with tempus est.
quam: = magis quam.
querelae: medicinae, querelae: datives of purpose with tempus est.

section 2
totis: totis . . . luminibus i.e., with both eyes, undistractedly.
luminibus: totis . . . luminibus i.e., with both eyes, undistractedly.
Tune: = tu + enclitic -ne (introducing a question).
euaseras: < evado, here, "emerged, came to."

section 3
Atqui: "and yet."
abiecisses: < abicio, "throw away, cast aside."

section 5
Cumque: "and when."
prorsus: "absolutely."
Nihil: Nihil . . . pericli (= periculi): "no danger"; pericli is partitive genitive.
pericli: Nihil . . . pericli (= periculi): "no danger"; pericli is partitive genitive.
lethargum: a disease of drowsiness and forgetfulness.
illusarum: < inludo, "sport with, deceive."

section 6
Sui: "of himself," objective genitive with oblitus (< obliuiscor, "forget, be unmindful").
oblitus: sui paulisper oblitus est: an ill for which the proper cure is a form of Platonic recollection (anamnesis), in line with the precept, "Know thyself."
Recordabitur: future indicative in apodosis of a future-less-vivid condition (the protasis has cognouerit, perfect subjunctive). This mixed condition is a very common construction in the Consolatio.
quod ut possit: quod is the connecting relative (= et id); supply recordari, or perhaps facere, to complement possit: "and so in order that he might [remember/do] this."
tergamus: "let us cleanse," hortatory subjunctive.

section 7
undantes: "awash."
contracta: contracta . . . ueste: ablative of means.
ueste: contracta . . . ueste: ablative of means.

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