Death & Dying

Parentalia XX. — Lucanus Talisius, their Son

by Decimus Magnus Ausonius c. AD 310 – c. 395

Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book IV. — Parentalia

Death & Dying

You, too, in turn shall not pass unregarded, young Talisius, my nephew and your mother's only hope. Though you were snatched from us in the first years of your prime, yet you were already wed, already early made a father: and we may think Fate hastened that event, that being so quickly made a grandfather, your own sire might not declare your death to be untimely.

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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Parentalia XX. — Lucanus Talisius, their Son.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/28/.

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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Parentalia XX. — Lucanus Talisius, their Son.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/28/.

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