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Devenere locos laetos et amoena vireta
Fortunatonun nemorum, sedesque beatas.
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They reach the realms of tranquil bliss. Green spaces folded in with trees, A paradise of pleasances.
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Lines 638-639 (translated by John Conington)
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Cf. Dryden's translation: ... They took their way Where long extended plains of pleasure lay: The verdant fields with those of heav'n may vie, With ether vested, and a purple sky; The blissful seats of happy souls below.

 
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