Death & Dying
Parentalia XXVII. — Julia Veneria, my Paternal Aunt
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book IV. — Parentalia
Death & Dying
My aunt Veneria also died an early death, and to her I now chant these short, measured lines. May her poor ashes rest in peace and repose from toil, and swift be her passage to the silent realms of Erebus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Parentalia XXVII. — Julia Veneria, my Paternal Aunt.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/35/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Parentalia XXVII. — Julia Veneria, my Paternal Aunt.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/35/.
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