Enough! Why should a man bemoan
A Fate that leads the natural way?
Or think himself a worthier one
Than those who braved it in their day?
If only gladiators died,
Or heroes, Death would be his pride;
But have not little maidens gone,
And Lesbia's sparrow - all alone?
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Lines by St John Gogarty, Appropriate to This Morning's Current Affairs Radio
Posted by An Spailpín at 12:28 PM
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