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Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 18:06:49 +0200
From: "John Hilton" <HILTON@nu.ac.za>
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Subject: Re: Request
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I have had a request for a Latin inscription (epitaph actually) to convey =
the following:

Live fast, die young

Beyond pointing to Horace and his Greek predecessors along the lines of =
carpe diem I am a bit stumped. A literal version would sound a bit silly, =
I think. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

John Hilton

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