Each in pathetic suppliance stands,
So may he first be ferried o'er,
And stretches out his helpless hands
In yearning for the further shore.


Aeneid (29–19 BC) - Book VI


Each in pathetic suppliance stands, So may he first be ferried o'er, And stretches out his helpless hands In yearning for the further shore.

Each in pathetic suppliance stands, So may he first be ferried o'er, And stretches out his helpless hands In yearning for the further shore.

Each in pathetic suppliance stands, So may he first be ferried o'er, And stretches out his helpless hands In yearning for the further shore.

Each in pathetic suppliance stands, So may he first be ferried o'er, And stretches out his helpless hands In yearning for the further shore.