Tuesday, April 19, 2022

 

The World

François Villon, The Testament, lines 373-376 (tr. Galway Kinnell):
Let me say no more
The world is only a cheat
No one can fight off death
Or lay up store against it

D'en plus parler je me desiste
Le monde n'est qu'abusion
Il n'est qui contre mort resiste
Ne qui treuve provision



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