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Fac me tecum plangere; That I may lament with thee:
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 Various 1840
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: "Sparsis prosequi crinibus, aut nudatum pectus plangere;" cxv.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1840
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_plangere_ denotes the physical expression of pain.
C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust
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Non breve vivere, non breve plangere, retribuetur. "
The Caged Lion Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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