"‘Moriemur inultae, Sed moriamur’ ait. ‘sic, sic juvat ire sub umbras.’"
— Aeneid

January 1, 1970

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Epic poetryWorks by Virgil
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Lines 659–660 (tr. Allen Mandelbaum) — H. R. Fairclough's translation: "I shall die unavenged," she cries, "but let me die! Thus, thus I go gladly into the dark!"