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Ferreus assiduo consumitur anulus usu. The iron ring is worn out by constant use.
Ferreus assiduo consumitur anulus usu. The iron ring is worn out by constant use.
Approximate author period: c. 13 BC · classical
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- Ovid
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- Approximate author period: c. 13 BC · classical
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 8 · quotation 6 · Ovid · Ars Amatoris. Bk. I. 473.
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