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Слушать(AI)On Something That Walks Somewhere
At court I met it, in clothes brave enough To be a courtier, and looks grave
To seem a statesman: as I near it came, It made me a great face.
I asked the name."A lord," it cried, "buried in flesh and blood, And such from whom let no man hope least good,
For I will do none; and as little ill, For I will dare none." Good lord, walk dead still.
Contextual notes:
L1 - 'brave' - fine
Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637[2]) was an English playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting influence upon Eng
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