Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes. -Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces
Is it then so sad a thing to die?
Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances.
That man is the most loyal who aims at the noblest motive, and that motive the public good.
They can do all because they think they can.
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person.