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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OMNES EODEM COGIMUR, by AMMIANUS
First Line: Dawn upon dawn goes by - one day there'll come
Last Line: He'll swell; but all he'll lead into the pit.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ammianos
First Line: Dawn upon dawn goes by - one day there'll come
Last Line: He'll swell; but all he'll lead into the pit.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ammianos
DAWN upon dawn goes by, -- one day there'll come
The Black One on us, while we heed no whit:
And some he'll rot, and some he'll roast, and some
He'll swell; but all he'll lead into the pit.
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