tempus edax rerum
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But tempus edax rerum, though it had hardly nibbled at her heart or wishes, had been feeding on the freshness of her brow and the bloom of her lips.
From Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope
The first starts with an allusion to the Horatian tempus edax rerum.
From Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse by John Addington Symonds
But now seven years had added their transforming touch, tempus edax rerum.
From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by A. D. (Augustine David) Crake
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