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Animula vagula blandula

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Animula vagula blandula is the first line of a poem which appears in the Historia Augusta as the dying work of the emperor Hadrian.

It has been extensively studied and there are numerous translations.[1] The original biographer, Aelius Spartianus, was disparaging but later authors such as Isaac Casaubon were more respectful.[2]

Animula vagula blandula
Hospes comesque corporis
Quae nunc abibis in loca
Pallidula rigida nudula
Nec ut soles dabis iocos

References

  1. ^ Birley, Anthony (1997), "Epilogue: Animula vagula blandula", Hadrian: The Restless Emperor, Psychology Press, pp. 301–307, ISBN 9780415165440
  2. ^ Barb, A. A. (1950), "Animula Vagula Blandula …", Folklore, 61 (1): 15–30, doi:10.1080/0015587X.1950.9717969