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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM, by MELLIN DE SAINT-GELAIS Poet's Biography
First Line: Friend! Tell of these two things the just degree
Last Line: Paying great count and homage to the rich.
First Line: Friend! Tell of these two things the just degree
Last Line: Paying great count and homage to the rich.
FRIEND! tell of these two things the just degree,
Great learning or great wealth; the better which?
I know not. But the learned still I see
Paying great count and homage to the rich.
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