Scanning Plautus
Plautus (Casina 39-42): Īs sēr|vōs, sĕd ăb|hīnc ān|nōs fāc|t(um) ēst sē|dĕcīm, quōm cōn|spĭcā|tūst prī|mŭlō | crĕpūs|cŭlō pŭēl|l(am) ēxpō|nī, ădĭt | ēxtēm|pl(o) ād mŭlĭ|ĕrēm, qu(æ) īll(am) ēx|pōnē|bāt: ō|rāt, ŭt ĕ|ām dēt | sĭbĭ This servant—now, this happened sixteen years ago, when he managed to see a little girl being abandoned, at first light—immediately went up to […]
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