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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Passage 1,121 of 1,479

Canonical reference 13.13.2

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

nunc autem ἀπορῶ quo me vertam. volo Dolabellae valde desideranti; non reperio quid, et simul αἰδέομαι Τρῶασ neque, si aliquid, potero μέμψιν effugere. aut cessandum igitur aut aliquid excogitandum. sed quid haec levia curamus?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

But now I am at a loss where to turn. I greatly wish to write something for Dolabella, who strongly desires it, but I cannot find a subject. At the same time I feel shame before the Trojans, and if I do write something I shall not escape reproach. I must therefore either stop writing or devise something. But why do we care about these trifles?

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Maintenant, je ne sais où me tourner. Je veux écrire pour Dolabella, qui le désire vivement; je ne trouve aucun sujet, et en même temps je respecte les Troyens, sans pouvoir, si j’écris quelque chose, échapper au blâme. Il faut donc soit cesser, soit imaginer quelque chose. Mais pourquoi nous soucions-nous de ces légèretés?

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