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JANUARY
AND
MAY.
here liv'd in Lombardy, as authors write, In days of old, a wise and worthy Knight;
Of gentle manners, as of gen'rous race,
Bless'd with much sense, more riches, and some grace.
Yet led astray by Venus' soft delights,
He scarce could rule some idle appetites:
For