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  • Dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

    Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2009

  • Nescire quod antea quam natus sis acciderit, id est semper esse puerum; quid enimest aetas hominis nisi memoria rerum nostrarum cum superiorum aetate contexerit?

    Latin Quotations | Impact Lab 2007

  • Dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Flavia 2009

  • And therefore as well to avoid these feral maladies, 'tis good to get them husbands betimes, as to prevent some other gross inconveniences, and for a thing that I know besides; ubi nuptiarum tempus et aetas advenerit, as Chrysostom adviseth, let them not defer it; they perchance will marry themselves else, or do worse.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • [5175] Cujus octavum trepidavit aetas, cernere lustrum; to say they are younger than they are.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Bene nutrientes cibi, tenella aetas multum valet, carnes non virosae, nec pingues.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Spaniard, when his friend [5921] Crassus, that rich Roman gallant, lay hid in the cave, ut voluptatis quam aetas illa desiderat copiam faceret, to gratify him the more, send two [5922] lusty lasses to accompany him all that while he was there imprisoned, And

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Et quod gravissimum, in the matter itself, many things I disallow at this present, which when I writ, [136] Non eadem est aetas, non mens; I would willingly retract much, &c., but 'tis too late, I can only crave pardon now for what is amiss.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Non minus hi furunt quam Hercules, qui conjugem et liberos interfecit; habet haec aetas plura hujusmodi portentosa monstra.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • We see their opposites how pernicious they are to mankind, as to all other creatures they bring death, and many feral diseases: Immodicis brevis est aetas et rara senectus.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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