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Ernest Christopher Dowson - Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam
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The brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long - Horace 

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 dream 
Our path emerges for a while, then closes 
    Within a dream.
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