Ubi Sunt Definition | What is Ubi Sunt? - PoetrySoup
Definition
Latin term meaning 'where are they?' Typically a lament for the passing of all things, and common in Old English poems such as Beowulf and The Wanderer. A more recent example would be 'Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?' from To Autumn by John Keats.
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