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Vitæ Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam

Ernest Dowson

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CBE (Council of Biology [Science] Editors) Format:

Dowson E. 2003 Nov 17. Vitæ Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam. Poetry X. <http://poetry.poetryx.com/poems/1818/>. Accessed 2008 Dec 04.

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