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FRAGMENT: OMENS.
[Published by Medwin, “Shelley Papers”, 1833; dated 1807.]
Hark! the owlet flaps his wings
In the pathless dell beneath;
Hark! ’tis the night-raven sings
Tidings of approaching death.
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EPITAPHIUM.
[LATIN VERSION OF THE EPITAPH IN GRAY’S ELEGY.]
[Published by Medwin, “Life of Shelley”, 1847; dated 1808-9.]
1.
Hic sinu fessum caput hospitali
Cespitis dormit juvenis, nec illi
Fata ridebant, popularis ille
Nescius aurae.
2.
Musa non vultu genus arroganti _5
Rustica natum grege despicata,
Et suum tristis puerum notavit
Sollicitudo.