- alere: to nourish, support, sustain
- dies: day
- eripere: to snatch away; rescue
- fides: faith, hope, trustworthiness, protection
- ignis: fire
- incertus -a -um: uncertain, doubtful
- inquit: says, said
- medius: middle; the middle of
- modus: measure, bound, limit; manner
- quondam: formerly, once
- res: thing, matter, business
- res publica: state, commonwealth, republic
- spes: hope
- tollere: to raise, lift up; take away, destroy