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Jactator
The Boaster
by Aesop
translation: James Hamilton
We have already translated eight Interlinear books in French, German and other languages. But it looks like a person named James Hamilton had a similar idea in 1829, and published some sample Interlinear translations. There are only three known original copies of his book surviving, but we found one at an old library, transcribed it, adapted his method to ours and republish his Latin translation after 186 years.
Vir
(A) man
(A) man
quidam
certain,
certain,
peregrinatus,
having travelled-abroad,
having travelled-abroad,
deinde
(and) afterwards
(and) afterwards
in
into
into
sŭam
his own
his own
patrĭam
country
country
reversus,
having returned,
having returned,
alĭaque
other things
other things
multa
multiple
multiple
in
in
in
diversis1
different1
different1
virilĭter
manfully
manfully
gressisse
to have performed
to have performed
lǒcis1
places1
places1
jactabat,
boasted,
boasted,
atque
and
and
etĭam
also
also
Rhǒdi
at Rhodes
at Rhodes
saltǎsse
to have leaped
to have leaped
saltum,
a leap,
a leap,
quem
which
which
nullus
no one
no one
ejus
of that
of that
lǒci
place
place
potuěrit
could have been able
could have been able
saltare;
to leap;
to leap;
ad hoc
for this purpose
for this purpose
et
also
also
testes,
witnesses,
witnesses,
qui
who
who
ĭbi
there
there
interfuerunt,
were present,
were present,
dicebat
(he) said
(he) said
se
himself
himself
habere.
to have.
to have.
Quidam
Someone,
Someone,
autem
however,
however,
ex
out of
out of
ĭis,
those
those
qui
who
who
aděrant,
were present,
were present,
respondens
answering
answering
ait;
says:
says:
Hěus
Hey,
Hey,
tu,
you,
you,
si
if
if
verum
(the) truth
(the) truth
hoc
it
it
est,
is (what you are saying),
is (what you are saying),
non est
(there) is not
(there) is not
tĭbi
for you
for you
opus
need
need
testibus:
for witnesses:
for witnesses:
En
Behold
Behold
Rhǒdus,
Rhodes,
Rhodes,
en
behold
behold
et
also
also
saltus.
the leap.
the leap.
Affabulatio
Application
Application
Fabŭla
The Fable
The Fable
signifĭcat,
signifies,
signifies,
nisi
unless
unless
prompta
(a) ready
(a) ready
rěi demonstratio
demonstration of a thing
demonstration of a thing
sit,
may be,
may be,
omnem
all
all
sermonem
speech
speech
supervacŭum
superfluous
superfluous
esse.
to be.
to be.
Vir
quidam
peregrinatus,
deinde
in
sŭam
patrĭam
reversus,
alĭaque
multa
in
diversis1
virilĭter
gressisse
lǒcis1
jactabat,
atque
etĭam
Rhǒdi
saltǎsse
saltum,
quem
nullus
ejus
lǒci
potuěrit
saltare;
ad hoc
et
testes,
qui
ĭbi
interfuerunt,
dicebat
se
habere.
Quidam
autem
ex
ĭis,
qui
aděrant,
respondens
ait;
Hěus
tu,
si
verum
hoc
est,
non est
tĭbi
opus
testibus:
En
Rhǒdus,
en
et
saltus.
Affabulatio
Fabŭla signifĭcat, nisi prompta rěi demonstratio sit, omnem sermonem supervacŭum esse.