Poetical testament is a poem genre, somewhat similar to a brief autobiography or last will in verse, in which the poet usually conveys his or her ideologies and beliefs, as well as wishes and hopes.
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The oldest poetical testament was "Non omnis moriar" (Latin for "Not all of me will die") of Horace.
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