Translation: 'Tis well for us that time takes wing; And death can surely nothing be, Since life is such a little thing. - François Coppée

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Translation: 'Tis well for us that time takes wing;
And death can surely nothing be,
Since life is such a little thing.

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About François Coppée

François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist.

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Birth Name: François Édouard Joachim Coppée
Alternative Names: François Copée
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Oh! comme les oiseaux doivent mourir l’hiver!
Pourtant, lorsque viendra le temps des violettes,
Nous ne trouverons pas leurs délicats squelettes
Dans le gazon d’avril, où nous irons courir.
Est-ce que les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir?

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