Translation of the Epitaph on Virgil and Tibullus
By Domitius Marsus
Translation of the Epitaph on Virgil and Tibullus - meaning Summary
Fame and Death United
Byron renders a brief meditation on mortality and literary parity. He names two poets of different genres—epic and love—and shows Death making them equal, removing worldly distinctions. The image of them as "fit comrades in Elysian regions" suggests a shared afterlife and enduring companionship beyond fame or style. The lines stress how death levels achievements while implying a kind of posthumous fellowship among poets.
Read Complete AnalysesHe who sublime in epic numbers roll’d, And he who struck the softer lyre of love, By Death’s unequal hand alike controll’d, Fit comrades in Elysian regions move!
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