“Whilst a Soul supports this mortal Frame,
I never shall forget Eliza's name.”
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Æneis
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Scottish academic 1600–1676Related quotes
“The vast applause shall reach the starry frame,
No years, no ages shall obscure thy fame,
And Earth's last ends shall hear thy darling name.”
Gratantes plausu excipient: tua gloria coelo
Succedet, nomenque tuum sinus ultimus orbis
Audiet, ac nullo diffusum abolebitur aevo.
Book III, line 522
De Arte Poetica (1527)
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
As quoted in Mayor (1984) by Ed Koch
Attributed
“Vital spark of heav'nly flame!
Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame”
Stanza 1.
The Dying Christian to His Soul (1712)
Context: Vital spark of heav'nly flame!
Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame:
Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying,
Oh the pain, the bliss of dying!
“Sometimes, mortals did indeed forget. Sometimes, mortals needed … reminding.”
Toll the Hounds (2008)
Context: Sometimes, mortals did indeed forget. Sometimes, mortals needed... reminding.
“My name shall never be forgotten.”
Nomenque erit indelebile nostrum.
Book XV, 876
Metamorphoses (Transformations)
Variant: Look, you can date whoever you want and I will totally support you. I am all about support. Support is my middle name.”
“So that’s why you never told me your middle name. I figured it was something embarrassing.
Source: City of Glass