Usages of peristylium
In peristylio parvo impluvium lucidum est, et puella aquam in eo spectat.
In the small peristyle there is a shining rain-pool, and the girl looks at the water in it.
Post cenam omnes in peristylio sedent et de die longo loquuntur.
After dinner everyone sits in the peristyle and talks about the long day.
Si quis in tablino aut in peristylio clamet, avia blande dicit: “Cave hanc quietem turbes.”
If anyone shouts in the study or in the peristyle, grandmother gently says: “Do not disturb this quiet.”
Sic in domo, ubi tablinum, triclinium, et peristylium inter se differunt, etiam pueri paulatim discunt quid in his locis recte faciendum sit.
Thus in a house, where the study, dining room, and peristyle differ from one another, even the boys gradually learn what ought to be done properly in these places.
Mater filiam in peristylium ducit, ut lilia et violas spectet.
Mother leads her daughter into the peristyle so that she may look at the lilies and violets.
Post cenam omnes in peristylio sedent et de die longo loquuntur.
After dinner everyone sits in the peristyle and talks about the long day.
In peristylio parvo aqua clara in impluvio est, et puella aquam in eo spectat.
In the small peristyle there is clear water in the rain-pool, and the girl looks at the water in it.
Si odor lilii et rosae tam suavis est, cur hospes in peristylio non maneat?
If the scent of the lily and the rose is so sweet, why does the guest not stay in the peristyle?
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