Amongst thine ancestors entomb'd to be,
But feral fowl thy carcass shall devour,
Or drowned corps hungry fish maws shall scour.
[3884]Sed sepelire decet defunctum, pectore forti,
Constantes, unumque diem fletui indulgentes.
[3885]Quis matrem nisi mentis inops in funere nati
Flere vetat?———
[3887]———est quaedam flere voluptas,
Expletur lachrymis egeriturque dolor:
[3897]Constat aeterna positumque lege est,