§ The "Liber Psalmorum" in the BIBLIA VVLGATA LATINA has a few lines of pure Latin with sentiments and examples for us:
"Deus, quis similis tibi? Quantas ostendisti mihi tribulationes multas et malas; iterum vivificasti me et de abyssis terrae iterum reduxisti me. Multiplicabis magnitudinem meam et conversus consolaberis me".
VOCAB. vivificare=to enliven,revive. multiplicare=to increase. consolor,ari=to console.
§ In his lengthy letter to RUSTICUS EVSEBIVS HIERONYMVS [342-420 post Chr.] has these fervent remarks about a Christian - which can be applied to the follower of anything! -
"Nihil Christiano* felicius, cui promittuntur regna caelorum. Nihil laboriosius, qui cotidie de vita periclitatur. Nihil fortius, qui vincit diabolum. Nihil imbecillius qui a carne superatur" [Epist.125,1].
VOCAB. Christiano here means the same as: 'quam Christianus' as learned in class. imbecillus,a,um=weak. superare=to overcome,conquer.
§ Finally our master Latin comedian, TITVS MACCVS PLAVTVS [254-184 ante Chr.] has a bit of street conversation for us from 200 ante Chr., between the Master and the neighbor:
"Per deos atque homines ego te obtestor, Hegio, ne* tu istunc hominem perduis++. HERGIO: curabitur; nam noctu nervo vinctus custodibitur, interdius sub terra lapides eximet: diu ego hunc cruciabo, non uno absolvam die.".
VOCAB. ne=lest,that not. istunc---hunc: that---this. noctu...interdius=at night...during the day. eximere=to take out,cut out. absolvere=to finish. perduis=lose,destroy.