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Caelica (l. 43

Three things there be in man's opinion dear,
Fame, many friends, and fortune's dignities:
False visions all, which in our sense appear,
To sanctify desire's idolatry.

 

ATTRIBUTION: Fulke Greville (1554-1628), British poet. Caelica (l. 43-46). . .

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