Social Commentaries
Eheu Fugaces
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
What Horace says is,
Eheu fugaces
Anni labunter, Postume, Postume!
Years glide away, and are lost to me, lost to me I
Now, when the folks in the dance sport their merry toes,
Taglionis, and Ellslers, Duvernays and Ceritos,
Sighing, I murmur, "O mihi praeteritos !"
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MLA
Richard Harris Barham (‘Thomas Ingoldsby’). “Eheu Fugaces.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/barham/63/.
Chicago
Richard Harris Barham (‘Thomas Ingoldsby’). “Eheu Fugaces.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/barham/63/.
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