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  • Understanding Virgil's Aeneid: "O mihi praeteritos referat si Jupiter annos?"
    This is a line from Virgil's *Aeneid*, book 1, line 257. It means:

    "If only Jupiter would grant me back the years that have passed!"

    Here's a breakdown:

    * O mihi: "Oh, for me"

    * praeteritos: "past"

    * referat: "bring back, grant"

    * si Jupiter annos: "if Jupiter would [grant me] the years"

    The speaker, Aeneas, is longing for the past, particularly the time before the Trojan War and the destruction of Troy. He wishes he could relive those happier days.

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