Virgil Virgil
Virgil Virgil
memory perhaps pleasant
Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.
appointed brief extend fame life man short work
Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind.
hope prosperous save
Hope on, and save yourself for prosperous times.
applied cure increases remedies sickness
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
adversity endured god grant worse
You have endured worse things; God will grant an end even to these.