Julius, after he had returned from the fields, washed himself in the bath. There is a dinner feast in the house, and many guests have come. The guests eat dinner and drink wine while talking about various matters in the city.
Vocabulary:
- mel, mellis, n. (honey)
- iūcundus, -a, -um (pleasant)
- sternere (to spread)
Grammar:
- Hortatory Subjunctive: subjunctive used without "ut" or "ne", generally used with 1st person plural, translated as "Lets..."
- Future Tense: often used in a clause beginning with cum or sī, in conjunction with a future tense verb. In this case, it is best translated into English with the present tense.
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