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The vows that woman makes to her fond lover are only fit to be written on air or on the swiftly passing stream.

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The confounding of all right and wrong, in wild fury, has averted from us the gracious favor of the gods.
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Angry Favor God Right Wild Wrong
What a woman says to an eager lover, write it on running water, write it on air.
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Lover Relationship Water Woman Writing
Better a sparrow, living or dead, than no birdsong at all.
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Better Death Gratitude Live Worth
Away with you, water, destruction of wine!
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Aware Destruction Dream Habit Lost One Liner Truth Water Wine
There is nothing more silly than a silly laugh.
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Laughter One Liner Silly
My lady’s sparrow is dead, the sparrow which was my lady’s delight
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Animal Bird Death Delight Myself Women
It is difficult to lay aside a confirmed passion.
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Confirm Difficult One Liner Passion
Godlike the man who sits at her side, who watches and catches that laughter which (softly) tears me to tatters: nothing is left of me, each time I see her.
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Admire Herself Man Myself Relationship Side Time
The vows that woman makes to her fond lover are only fit to be written on air or on the swiftly passing stream.
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Fond Promise Stream Vow Woman
Oh, this age! How tasteless and ill bred it is!
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Age Birth Birthday Cake Surprise Taste
What women say to lovers, you’ll agree, One writes on running water or on air.
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Lover Myself Running Water Women Writing
Stop wishing to merit anyone’s gratitude or thinking that anyone can become grateful.
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Gratitude Oneself Stop Thinking
For the godly poet must be chaste himself, but there is no need for his verses to be so.
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Chaste God Himself Poem Poet
I hate and I love. Perchance you ask why I do that. I know not, but I feel that I do and I am tortured. [Lat., Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris. Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.]
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Feeling Hate Myself Query Question Torture
But you shall not escape my iambics.
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Escape Yourself
I hate and love. And why, perhaps you’ll ask. I don’t know: but I feel, and I’m tormented.
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Feeling Hate Known Love Myself Torment

The vows that woman makes to her fond lover are only fit to be written on air or on the swiftly passing stream.

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