Among absent lovers, ardor always fares better.
Great is the height I just scale, but the prospect of glory gives me strength.
Even if my strength should fail, my daring will win me praise: in might enterprises even the will to succeed is enough.
Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?
Let's give the historians something to write about
Make room, Roman writers, make room for Greek writers; something greater than the Iliad is born.