"Continua messe senescit ager."
— Ars Amatoria
January 1, 1970
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A field grows old by continual harvesting. — Book III, line 82 (tr. J. H. Mozley) — See also: John R. Stone, ed. The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations (2004), p. 17
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A field grows old by continual harvesting. — Book III, line 82 (tr. J. H. Mozley) — See also: John R. Stone, ed. The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations (2004), p. 17