Virgil Virgil
Virgil Virgil
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.
applied cure increases remedies sickness
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
memory perhaps pleasant
Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.
adversity endured god grant worse
You have endured worse things; God will grant an end even to these.