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tempus edax rerum

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[tem-poos e-dahks rey-room, tem-puhs ee-daks reer-uhm] / ˈtɛm pʊs ˈɛ dɑks ˈreɪ rʊm, ˈtɛm pəs ˈi dæks ˈrɪər əm /
Latin.
  1. time, devourer of all things.


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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 Symonds, John Addington

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 Trollope, Anthony

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 Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)

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