Translation:Poems (Hadrian)/2

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

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

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Literal English Translation Original Latin Line

Versū lascīvus, mente pudīcus erās.

Frisky in verse, virtuous in mind you were.

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