Vitæ Summa Brevis Spem nos Vetet Incohare Longam

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They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate;I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate.

They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dreamOur path emerges for a while, then closes Within a dream.

© Ernest Christopher Dowson