Virgil

"In youth alone, unhappy mortals live; But, ah! the mighty bliss is fugitive: Discolour'd sickness, anxious labour, come, And age, and death's inexorable doom."

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Source: Virgil (1825). “The Works of Virgil, Translated Into English Verse by John Dryden”, p.84

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Virgil

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Virgil was a Roman poet known for his epic work, the Aeneid, which explores themes of fate, duty, and the human experience.

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