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From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment. - Lucretius

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Roman poet c.94-55 BC

Author Keywords: C94-55, Poet, Roman

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Richard Hovey, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Archilochus, Andrew Motion, Sir John Denham

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