463. Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam by Ernest Dowson
b'E Dowson read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------\\n\\nVitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam\\n(The brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long - Horace)\\nby Ernest Dowson (1867 \\u2013 1900)\\n\\nThey are not long, the weeping and the laughter, \\nLove and desire and hate: \\nI think they have no portion in us after \\nWe pass the gate. \\n\\nThey are not long, the days of wine and roses: \\nOut of a misty dream \\nOur path emerges for a while, then closes \\nWithin a dream. \\n\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 1 March 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'