Franklin P. Adams - On the Flight of Time

Franklin P. Adams - On the Flight of Time

Horace: Book I, Ode 2 br br "Tu ne quæsieris, scire nefas, quem, mihi, quem tibi" br br AD LEUCONOEN br br br Look not, Leuconoë, into the future; br Seek not to find what the answer may be; br Let no Chaldean clairvoyant compute your br Time of existence. . . . It irritates me! br br Better to bear whatever may happen soever br Patiently, playing it through like a sport, br Whether the end of your breathing is Never, br Or, as is likely, your time will be short. br br This is the angle, the true situation; br Get me, I pray, for I'm putting you hep: br While I've been fooling with versification br Time has been flying. . . . Both gates! br Watch your step!br br Franklin P.


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