INSCRIBED ON A STATUE TO SLEEP.
Somne levis, quanquam certissima mortis imago,
Consortem cupio te tamen esse tori,
Alma quies, optata, veni, nam sic sine vita
Vivere quam suave est, sic sine morte mori.—Warton.
[Light sleep, though death’s strong image, prythee give
Thy fellowship while in my couch I lie;
O gentle, wished-for rest, how sweet to live
Thus without life, and without death to die!][[18]]