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Non ignara mali miseris succurrere disco.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Line 630; Dido, Queen of Carthage, greets Aeneas and his men with these words.
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No stranger to trouble myself I am learning to care for the unhappy.
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No stranger to trouble myself, I am learning to help those who are in distress.

 
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