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What gloomy student of old Greece,
As on her charms his gaze reposes,
Would choose the lilies of Lucrece,
Or virtue's garland colorless,
In place of passion's roses?


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Unhappy he who fears the deep
Recesses of his soul to scan!
The heart that from itself would hide
Fears an unfriendly critic's ban.


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Today we only smile, we laugh no more,
And e'en our very pleasures seem to bore.


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Born: May 22, 1715
Died: November 3, 1794 (aged 79)
Bio: François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis was a French cardinal and statesman. He was the sixth member elected to occupy seat 3 of the Académie française in 1744.

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