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Decimus Magnus Ausonius (c.310–c. 395): A Mother’s Epitaph
By Roman Poets of the Later Empire
Translation of Harriet Waters Preston
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Of blood from Normandy and Aquitaine,
Thine were the graces of the perfect wife!
The busy fingers the inviolate life,
Thine husband’s trust, the empire of thy boys,
A gracious mien, a fund of quiet joys!
Thy long embrace among the peaceful dead
Make warm my father’s tomb, as once his bed!