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Heathcote William Garrod, comp. (1878–1960). The Oxford Book of Latin Verse. 1912.

Quintus Ennius 239–169? B.C.

His own Epitaph

ASPICITE, o ciues, senis Enni imaginis forman.

hic uestrum panxit maxima facta patrum.

nemo me lacrimis decoret nec funera fletu

faxit. cur? uolito uiuos per ora uirum.