Animula vagula blandula
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The Historia Augusta [25,5] attributes to the dying Hadrian the following untitled poem, usually titled "Animula vagula blandula":
- Animula, vagula, blandula
- Hospes comesque corporis
- Quae nunc abibis in loca
- Pallidula, rigida, nudula,
- Nec, ut soles, dabis iocos...
- P. Aelius Hadrianus Imp.
- Roving amiable little soul,
- Body's companion and guest,
- Now descending for parts
- Colorless, unbending, and bare
- Your usual distractions no more shall be there...
The poem was paraphrased by Alexander Pope as "The Dying Christian to His Soul."
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