A Latin Reader

14. The Dog in the Manger

Can­is iacē­bat in praesēpe, et bovēs latrandō ā pābulō arcē­bat. Cui ūnus boum: “Quan­ta ista invidia est! Nōn pateris aliōs edere, et tū ipse edere nōn potes!”

From iaceō, not from iaciō.

Abla­tive of the gerund, by bark­ing.

ūnus: some verb of say­ing is understood.

ista invidia: that jeal­ousy you feel. iste often points out some­thing as belong­ing to the per­son addressed.

From patior, per­mit.