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O Mors! Quam Amara Est Memoria Tua Homini Pacem Habenti In Substantiis Suis

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Exceeding sorrow     Consumeth my sad heart!     Because to-morrow     We must depart,     Now is exceeding sorrow     All my part!     Give over playing,     Cast thy viol away:     Merely laying     Thine head my way:     Prithee, give over playing,     Grave or gay.     Be no word spoken;     Weep nothing: let a pale     Silence, unbroken     Silence prevail!     Prithee, be no word spoken,     Lest I fail!     Forget to-morrow!     Weep nothing: only lay     In silent sorrow     Thine head my way:     Let us forget to-morrow,     This one day!     Ah, dans ces mornes sjours     Les jamais sont les toujours

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Exploring the themes of classic, Ernest Christopher Dowson delivers a powerful performance in "O Mors! Quam Amara Est Memoria Tua Homini Pacem Habenti In Substantiis Suis"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...

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