Translation:Poems (Hadrian)/2

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Poem 2 (c. 100)
by Hadrian, translated from Latin by Wikisource

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Written by Hadrian as an epitaph to his friend Voconius, according to Apuleius in Apologia. Dactylic Pentameter.

Hadrian2922367Poem 2c/100Wikisource

Literal English Translation	Original Latin	Line
Versū lascīvus, mente pudīcus erās.	Frisky in verse, virtuous in mind you were.	2.1