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The Aeneid [Ænē̆is], Book 2, l. 268ff (2.268-269) (29-19 BC) [tr. Bartsch (2021)] - Virgil | WIST Quotations
It was the time when sleep first comes to weary mortals, creeping over us, the sweetest gift of gods. [Tempus erat quo prima quies mortalibus aegris incipit et dono divum gratissima serpit.] (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: It was the time, first sleep the weary soule Possest, and heavens best gift…