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...married, middle-aged and suffering from the "tempus fugit blues." He was depressed by all the "fresh, bright faces" around him, especially when one of them got a major promotion in the company. "It's a bitter day when some stripling outstrips you," he groaned. "You earn a place in the sun-no bigger than a dime-and it's contested every minute." Indeed, it seemed high time to trim the "Mason-Dixon line" with some low-calorie food, have his molars fixed and make a mild pass at a pretty young waitress. On such a scarred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Review | 8/26/1957 | See Source »

...regnat Furor et Cupido ct Caedesl Phaedra enim cui voluptas effrenata maximum habet imperium, noverca nec innocens nec Fato percussa, mala ex libidine constituit suum privignum Hippolytum stuprare. Qui tamen, documentum nobis omnibus gravissimum, ex nimis pura castitate tantum silvas canesque amat, et feminas omnes--pro pudor--detestatur horret fugit execratur. Quid plura? Ne argumentum explicem, vos (et Phaedram Hippolytumque) manbet snaguis et cruor et exitium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: De Phaedra Nostra | 4/22/1955 | See Source »

...hour approaches--tempus fugit...

Author: By William W. Bartley iii, | Title: Religion at Harvard: To Teach or Preach? | 4/17/1954 | See Source »

...hour approaches,--tempus fugit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oldest Editor Recalls Origin Of Traditional Poker Game | 1/8/1953 | See Source »

...being gagged in any way on criticism, Jimmy Durante may conceivably louse up the air tomorrow, and we're going to say so. Only the tempus fugit department will show that. ... If tempus fugits like mad, how can you maintain the status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Variety Show | 12/20/1943 | See Source »

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