Wednesday, 17 July 2024

Insomnia

Crimine quo merui, iuvenis, placidissime divum,
quove errore miser donis ut solus egerem,
Somne, tuis?

For what crime, youthful Sleep the kindest of the gods, or what mistake have I alone deserved to be so wretched and to lack your gifts?
Statius, Silvae, V.4.1-3. My Translation.