28 AUGUST 1936, Page 21

A LATIN QUOTATION

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

SIR,--When reading Mr. Bonamy Dobree's delightful review of " The Poems of Ben Jonson," I was reminded of a Latin verse, of the first two lines of which the following is a rough paraphrase : " Come sleep, though thou of Death the image art and share my couch with me, nor soon depart."

Perhaps some of your readers will kindly supply me with the Latin version, its author and correct English translation.