Parentalia VII. — Clemens Contemtus and Julius Callippio, my Uncles

And now my lay, call back in song the memory of my uncles, of Contemtus who lies buried in the soil of Rutupiae; whose great wealth, gained through various hazards, perished unguarded by the name of any heir; for dying untimely, when he was still in the prime and vigour of his years, he met his end beyond the sea and without his brothers' knowledge.

Julius lived on into extreme old age, o'erwhelmed with losses beyond reckoning. Cheerful, courteous, an agreeable host at his well-appointed board, he left me his heir, though only in name.

Both loving, both alike in countenance, both mingling grave and gay, they were ill-matched in their allotted spans of life. Though ye lie far apart and lack the privilege of a common tomb, yet take this single offering to you both, my "fare thee well!"