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First Line: Charity, thou art a lie
Last Line: Through thy form of sudden shadows.


Charity thou art a lie,
A toy of women,
A pleasure of certain men.
In the presence of justice,
Lo, the walls of the temple
Are visible
Through thy form of sudden shadows.






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