“O Trade, O Trade! Would thou wert dead!
The time needs heart — 'tis tired of head.”
Sidney Lanier (1842–1881) American musician, poet
"The Symphony" (1875).
Poetry
“O, the times! O, the morals!”
Speech I
In Catilinam I – Against Catiline (63 B.C)
Variant: O the times! O, the customs!
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