"Virtutem videant intabescantque relicta."
— Persius
January 1, 1970
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Satire III, line 38 — Alternate translation by William Gifford:— "In all her charms, set Virtue in their eye, And let them see their loss, despair, and—die!"
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Satire III, line 38 — Alternate translation by William Gifford:— "In all her charms, set Virtue in their eye, And let them see their loss, despair, and—die!"