I.such, of such a kind, nature, or quality, such like; with a corresp. qualis, atque, ut, qui, or absol.
I. Ingen.
A. With correlatives.
1. With qualis: “talis est quaeque res publica, qualis ejus aut natura aut voluntas, qui illam regit,” Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47: “ut facillime, quales simus, tales esse videamur,” id. Off. 2, 13, 44: “cum esset talis, qualem te esse video,” id. Mur. 14, 32; id. Rep. 1, 26, 41: “quale solet viscum virere ... Talis erat species,” Verg. A. 6, 208; cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 31, 47.—
2. With atque: “faxo tali eum mactatum, atque hic est, infortunio,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 39: “honos tali populi Romani voluntate paucis est delatus ac mihi,” Cic. Vatin. 4, 10.—
3. With ut: “tales nos esse putamus, ut jure laudemur,” Cic. Off. 1, 26, 91: “nunc rationem videtis esse talem, ut, etc.,” id. Rep. 2, 22, 39: “talia esse scio, ut, etc.,” Liv. 42, 42, 7.—
4. With qui: “talem te esse oportet, qui primum te ab impiorum civium societate sejungas,” Cic. Fam. 10, 6, 3: “ultima talis erit, quae mea prima fides,” Prop. 2, 20 (3, 13), 34; Stat. Th. 2, 170.—
B. Absol.
1. In gen., such, the like: sin est probus (Cresphontes maritus meus), Cur talem invitam invitum cogis linquere? Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38 (Trag. v. 158 Vahl.): “quoi in re tali jam subvenisti antidhac,” Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 26: “aliquid tale putavi fore,” Cic. Att. 16, 8, 2: “tantum abest, ut et ipsi tale quicquam facturi fueritis,” Liv. 26, 31, 5: “a quo tale quid dictum referretur,” id. 5, 1, 7: “quod erit ejusmodi, nihil ut tale ullā in re publicā reperiatur,” Cic. Rep. 2, 23, 42: “omnem legem esse laudabilem, quibusdam talibus argumentis docent,” id. Leg. 2, 5, 11; cf. id. Univ. 7: “haec taliaque vociferantes,” Liv. 5, 2, 13; cf. Tac. A. 11, 24: “nil metuens tale,” Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 67.—
2. Esp., in discourse, etc., referring to something that follows, the following, as follows, such as this, etc.: talia commemorat lacrimans, exterrita somno: Eurydica, etc., Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 37 Vahl.): “talia fatur: Salve, etc.,” Verg. A. 5, 79; 1, 559; 6, 372: “talia tum placido Saturnius edidit ore: dicite, etc.,” Ov. M. 8, 703: “id tale est: occidisti hominem, etc.,” Quint. 7, 1, 6; cf. id. 5, 10, 82; 9, 2, 41: “quae talia,” Verg. A. 7, 21; 10, 298: “tali modo liberatus est,” as follows, Nep. Cim. 2, 1.—
II. In partic., pregn., like the Gr. τοιόσδε or τοιοῦτος, of such an especial kind or nature (both in a good and a bad sense), so distinguished, great, excellent, good, beautiful, fine, etc., so great, extreme, bad, etc., such emphatically, = tantus: “ubi tu, talis vir, falsum autumas,” Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 2: “oculos corrumpis talis,” id. Merc. 3, 1, 3: “talem, tali genere atque animo natum ex tantā familiā,” Ter. Ad. 3, 1, 10: “istam times, ne illum talem praeripiat tibi,” id. Eun. 1, 2, 81; cf.: “quibus rebus tantis, talibus gestis, quid fuit causae, cur, etc.?” Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 71: “quae tuā sponte faceres in hominem tantum et talem, calamitosum,” id. Fam. 13, 66, 1: “urbes tantas atque tales,” id. N. D. 3, 38, 92; id. Fam. 15, 4, 14: “quid negotii geritur, in quo ille tot et tales viros defatigat?” id. Quint. 13, 42: judices tali dignitate praediti, id. Clu. 53, 147; Caes. B. C. 1, 53: “pro tali facinore,” id. B. G. 6, 34 fin.; Sall. J. 10, 8: “tamen is ad id locorum talis vir consulatum petere non audebat,” id. ib. 63, 6: tali tempore, at so critical a time, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 15, A, 1; Liv. 22, 35, 7; 30, 37, 8; Verg. A. 11, 303 al.—Hence, adv.: tālĭter , in such wise, in such sort, so (post-Aug.): “qualiter ... taliter,” Mart. 5, 7, 3; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124; Pall. 9, 8, 1.
