"O nimium caelo et pelago confise sereno, Nudus in ignota, Palinure, iacebis harena."
— Aeneid

January 1, 1970

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Epic poetryWorks by Virgil
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Lines 870–871 (tr. Fagles) — Compare: — Μή μ' ἄκλαυτον ἄθαπτον ἰὼν ὄπιθεν καταλείπειν νοσφισθείς. — His cold remains all naked to the sky On distant shores unwept, unburied lie. — Homer, Odyssey 11.67 (tr. Pope)