The George Long translation of 1862:
He who dies at the extremest old age will be brought into the same condition with him who died prematurely. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Chrystal's 2017 rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742:
He who dies oldest will be in like case with him who dies before his time. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Images: Woman holding a lyre and Elysium Fields by Carolos Schwabe (1866-1926), PD, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Note: I have increased the canvas width of the image on below by 600 pixels and used content-aware fill to pair it more evenly with the painting below it.
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