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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.

Fervent bella horrida, ferventossibus inclusa fremit et discordibus armisnon simplex natura hominis.

War rages, horrid warEven in our bones; our double nature soundsWith armèd discord.
— Psychomachia, line 902; translation from C. S. Lewis The Allegory of Love (London: Oxford University Press, [1936] 1975) p. 72.

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Nunc suscipe, terra, fovendum,gremioque hunc concipe molli.Hominis tibi membra sequestro,generosa et fragmina credo.

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— 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.

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Illic, precor, optime ductor,famulam tibi praecipe mentem,genitali in sede sacrariquam liquerat exsul et errans.

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— 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.

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