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memento mori |
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memento mori an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From an art historical point of view, "Can't" can be seen as a contemporary still life, with unusual momento mori. nbsp;social pessimism that had pervaded English culture by the years of the composition of the Mirror text had been anticipated in Boccaccio's earlier modern text that dramatized the old momento mori in new narratives of incisive historical and mythological figures. It was a momento mori - that's Latin for a reminder that you're mortal. |
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