# De Rerum Natura 2.1173-1174

Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, Lines 2.1173-2.1174. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/lucretius/de-rerum-natura/2.1173

nec tenet omnia paulatim tabescere et ire
ad capulum spatio aetatis defessa vetusto.

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Lucretius, De Rerum Natura. Text: the Perseus Digital Library, canonical-latinLit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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