Aeneid 9.210–212
Nisus to Euryalus before their night raid
Sed siquis, quae multa vides discrimine tali,
siquis in adversum rapiat casusve deusve,
te superesse velim; tua vita dignior aetas.
But if—and many things can happen in danger like this—
if some chance or god should sweep me into disaster,
I want you to survive; your youth has the better claim to life.