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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WITHOUT AND WITHIN, by PIETRO METASTASIO Poet's Biography
First Line: If every man's internal care
Last Line: Their lot appeared the best.
Subject(s): Life
First Line: If every man's internal care
Last Line: Their lot appeared the best.
Subject(s): Life
If every man's internal care
Were written on his brow,
How many would our pity share
Who raise our envy now?
The fatal secret, when revealed,
Of every aching breast,
Would prove that only while concealed
Their lot appeared the best.
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