But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying. — Virgil
But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying.
In the original Latin
Sed fugit interea, fugit inreparabile tempus.
29 BC
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Virgil. "The Georgics." The Eclogues and The Georgics, translated by C. Day Lewis. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 3.
Original citation
Virgil. Georgica [Georgics]. c. 29 BCE, bk. 3.
