Virgil, Aeneid VI.733
Melphi speaks
Hinc metuunt cupiuntque, dolent gaudentque,
The priest translates
«From this they fear and desire, they grieve and rejoice,»
And interprets
It is no accident that this line came to you: in a few words it lines up the four emotions that rule us, fear, desire, grief and joy. If lately you feel pulled from one side to the other, one moment full of drive and the next full of dread, know that nothing is wrong with you: it is the condition of anyone who has a body and a history. The point is not to stop feeling, but to notice which of the four is steering your choices. A decision made in fear or in elation should be read again with a calm mind before you sign it.
The historical translations
Annibal Caro (1581)
Le fan terrene e tarde. E quinci ancora
Avvien che téma e speme e duolo e gioia
Vivendo le conturba, e che rinchiuse
Le fan terrene e tarde. E quinci ancora
Avvien che téma e speme e duolo e gioia
Vivendo le conturba, e che rinchiuse
Theodore C. Williams (1910)
Encumber and o'ercloud; whence also spring
Terrors and passions, suffering and joy;
Encumber and o'ercloud; whence also spring
Terrors and passions, suffering and joy;
Source
Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneis, ed. J. B. Greenough (1900)
Virgil, Aeneid VI.733