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Tibullus

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Te spectem, suprema mihi cum venerit hora,
Et teneam moriens deficiente manu.
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May I look on thee when my last hour comes; may I hold thy hand, as I sink, in my dying clasp.
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Bk. 1, no. 1, line 59
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Variant translation: May I be looking at you when my last hour has come, and dying may I hold you with my weakening hand.

 
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