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Latin to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / literary | | Latin term or phrase: Eheu, fugaces labuntur anni. | | no context given |
| | | Alas, the fleet years are slipping by | Explanation:
From one of Horace's most celebrated odes (Carmina, 2.14.2). For the sentiment, compare, e.g., Tibullus, 1.8.48, 'aetas labitur', Ovid, Fasti, 'labentia tempora', and often (with variations) in the last's Tristia.
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Explanation:
From one of Horace's most celebrated odes (Carmina, 2.14.2). For the sentiment, compare, e.g., Tibullus, 1.8.48, 'aetas labitur', Ovid, Fasti, 'labentia tempora', and often (with variations) in the last's Tristia.
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| Nov 13, 2009 - Changes made by Joseph J. Brazauskas: | | Edited KOG entry | 's old entry - "Eheu, fugaces labuntur anni." => "Alas, the fleet years are slipping by" |
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