Epitaphium
[LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY'S ELEGY.]
Hic sinu fessum caput hospitaliCespitis dormit juvenis, nec illiFata ridebant, popularis illeNescius aurae.
Musa non vultu genus arrogantiRustica natum grege despicata,Et suum tristis puerum notavitSollicitudo.
Indoles illi bene larga, pectusVeritas sedem sibi vindicavit,Et pari tantis meritis beavitMunere coelum.
Omne quad moestis habuit misertoCorde largivit lacrimam, recepitOmne quod coelo voluit, fidelisPectus amici.
Longius sed tu fuge curiosusCaeteras laudes fuge suspicari,Caeteras culpas fuge velle tractasSede tremenda.
Spe tremescentes recubant in illaSede virtutes pariterque culpae,In sui Patris gremio, tremendaSede Deique.
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