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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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EPITAPHIUM.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley·1792–1822·Romanticism
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LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY'S ELEGY.] [Published by Medwin, "Life of Shelley", 1847; dated 1808-9.] 1.Hic sinu fessum caput hospitaliCespitis dormit juvenis, nec illiFata ridebant, popularis illeNescius aurae. 2.Musa non vultu genus arroganti _5Rustica natum grege despicata,Et suum tristis puerum notavitSollicitudo. 3.Indoles illi bene larga, pectusVeritas sedem sibi vindicavit, _10Et pari tantis meritis beavitMunere coelum. 4.Omne quad moestis habuit misertoCorde largivit lacrimam, recepitOmne quod coelo voluit, fidelis _15Pectus amici. 5.Longius sed tu fuge curiosusCaeteras laudes fuge suspicari,Caeteras culpas fuge velle tractasSede tremenda. _20 6.Spe tremescentes recubant in illaSede virtutes pariterque culpae,In sui Patris gremio, tremendaSede Deique. ***
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