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THE MIRROR OF LAIS by PLATO

First Line: I, LAIS, ONCE OF HELLAS THE DELIGHT
Last Line: WHAT I WAS ONCE, I NE'ER AGAIN CAN BE!
Subject(s): MIRRORS; OLD AGE;
I, Lais, once of Hellas the delight,
To Venus consecrate my mirror bright.
What I am now, I do not care to see—
What I was once, I ne'er again can be!



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