Vitae Summa Brevis Spem Nos Vetat Incohare Longam by Ernest Dowson
b'Vitae 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.'