These eyes of mine would look on only thee In that last hour when light shall… — Tibullus
These eyes of mine would look on only thee In that last hour when light shall fail. Embrace me, dear, in death! Let thy hand be In my cold fingers pale!
In the original Latin
Te spectem, suprema mihi cum venerit hora, et teneam moriens deficiente manu.
26 BC
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Tibullus. Elegies: With Paralell Latin Texts, translated by A. M. Juster. Oxford University Press, 2012, bk. 1, no. 1.
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Tibullus. The Elegies of Tibullus. c. 30 BC, bk. 1, no. 1.
