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THE

 

LAST DAYS OF POMPEII

 

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BOOK I.

 

Quid sit futurum cras, fuge quærere;
Quem sors dierum cunque dabit, lucro
Appone; nec dulces amores
Sperne puer, neque tu choreas.
Hor. lib. I. Od. ix