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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222390)
• United States
21 May 19
"Carpe Diem" - "Seize the Day!"
From book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC)
Do you seize the day? Do you make the most of every possible moment?
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
9 Feb 17
I read an essay by Horace Walpole on what he considers to be the roots of Gothic architecture. He should know, having single handedly launched the modern (18th century) vogue for Gothic literature.
In his essay on the State Of...
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paopaolar
@paopaolar (226)
• Philippines
5 Apr 11
Have you heard of the expression "carpe diem"? It's a French word for "seize the day". It has a connection with the idea that life is nasty, brutish, short, and solitary and therefore you must seize every day. In short, live life...
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