So when the draught we give to the sick child,
The vessel's edge we touch with syrup sweet;
Cheated, he swift drinks down the bitter brew,
And from the cheat receives his life anew.


Canto I, Stanza 3. - Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)

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So when the draught we give to the sick child, The vessel's edge we touch with syrup sweet; Cheated, he swift drinks down the bitter brew, And from...

So when the draught we give to the sick child, The vessel's edge we touch with syrup sweet; Cheated, he swift drinks down the bitter brew, And from...

So when the draught we give to the sick child, The vessel's edge we touch with syrup sweet; Cheated, he swift drinks down the bitter brew, And from...

So when the draught we give to the sick child, The vessel's edge we touch with syrup sweet; Cheated, he swift drinks down the bitter brew, And from...