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The Latin epigraph, "Dicebant mihi sodales si sepulchrum amicae visitarem, curas meas aliquantulum fore levatas" at the head of the text may be translated as: "My companions said to me, if I would visit the grave of my friend, I might somewhat alleviate my worries."
Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Berenice" starts with a motto, the first half of a poem, by Ibn Zaiat: Dicebant mihi sodales si sepulchrum amicae visitarem, curas meas aliquantulum fore levatas. It was taken from the works of William Jones, and here is the missing part (from Complete Works, Vol. 2, London, 1799):
non mihi solum: not for myself alone: Motto of Anderson Junior College, Singapore. non ministrari sed ministrare: not to be served, but to serve: Motto of Wellesley College and Shimer College (from Matthew 20:28 in the Vulgate). non multa sed multum: not quantity but quality: Motto of the Daniel Pearl Magnet High School. non nisi parendo vincitur
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Latin Translation Notes habeas corpus [we command] that you have the body [brought up] A legal term from the 14th century or earlier. Refers to a number of legal writs requiring a jailer to bring a prisoner in person (hence corpus) before a court or judge, most commonly habeas corpus ad subjiciendum ("that you have the body [brought up] for the purpose of subjecting [the case to examination]").
fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum: be it done to me according to thy word: Virgin Mary's response to the Annunciation: fiat panis: let there be bread: Motto of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) fiat voluntas Dei: May God's will be done: motto of Robert May's School; see the next phrase below fiat voluntas tua: Thy will be done
da mihi factum, dabo tibi ius: Give me the fact, I will give you the law: Also da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius (plural "facta" (facts) for the singular "factum"). A legal principle of Roman law that parties to a suit should present the facts and the judge will rule on the law that governs them.
Catullus 58b is a poem written by the Roman poet Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC). In this poem he tells that even if he had the power of mythological figures, such as Perseus and Pegasus, still he would he grow weary of searching for his friend, the Camerius of Catullus 55.