On the Death, in the same year, of Vergil and Tibullus by Domitius Marsus. Heathcote William Garrod, comp. 1912. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse

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

On the Death, in the same year, of Vergil and Tibullus

Domitius Marsus (circa 19 B.C.)


TE quoque Vergilio comitem non aequa, Tibulle,
Mors iuuenem campos misit ad Elysios,
ne foret aut elegis mollis qui fleret amores
aut caneret forti regia bella pede.