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Winged time glides on insensibly, and deceive us and there is nothing more fleeting than years.

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Ovid
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Publius Ovidius Naso
P. Ovidius Naso
Nothing
Years
Time
Glides
Insensibly
Winged
Deceive
Deceiving
Fleeting

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