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Слушать(AI)They Say
They say:"Be prudent" - and then comes this dithyramb: Who thinks to strike Nero"Tiptoes in and does not first cry out an iamb "Nor make a bugle blow"Remember Ettenheim - abduction of great fame; "Do not hurry your task."But be like Chereas who in the shadows came Alone, silent, in mask."Those who follow prudence achieve their ev'ry aim "Walk hidden in the shade…"I'll leave to those who seek a long life to
Cowardice virtue made.
Victor Marie Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty yea
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