Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348 – c. 410) was a Roman Christian poet. His most influential poem, the Psychomachia is an allegory of the inner struggle between vice and virtue.
Prudentius Take him, earth, for cherishing,To thy tender breast receive him.Body of a man I bring thee,Noble even in its ruin. "Hymnus X: Ad Exequias Defuncti", line 125 ; translation from Helen Waddell Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (London: Constable, [1929] 1943) p. 45.
Prudentius Take, O take him, mighty Leader,Take again thy servant's soul,To the house from which he wanderedExiled, erring, long ago. "Hymnus X: Ad Exequias Defuncti", line 165; translation from Helen Waddell Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (London: Constable, [1929] 1943) p. 47.