https://www.textarchiv.com/ernest-dowson Poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Born 2 August 1867 in Lee, London, UK. Died 23 February 1900 in Catford, England, UK. de https://www.textarchiv.com/ernest-dowson/vitae-summa-brevis-spem-nos-vetat-incohare-longam <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:text content:encoded"><p>They are not long, the weeping and the laughter.<br /> Love and desire and hate:<br /> I think they have no portion in us after<br /> We pass the gate.</p> <p>They are not long, the days of wine and roses:<br /> Out of a misty dream<br /> Our path emerges for a while, then closes<br /> Within a dream.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:author"><a href="/ernest-dowson" typeof="skos:Concept" property="schema:name" datatype="">Ernest Dowson</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-releasedate field-type-number-integer field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:datePublished">1896</div></div></div><span rel="schema:url" resource="/ernest-dowson/vitae-summa-brevis-spem-nos-vetat-incohare-longam" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="schema:name" content="Vitae summa brevis spem nos vetat incohare longam" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:36:31 +0000 mrbot 5825 at https://www.textarchiv.com