"In all her charms, set Virtue in their eye, And let them see their loss, despair, and—die!"
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Translation of Persius, Satire III, line 71 (38: Virtutem videant, intabescantque relicta).
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William Gifford
William Gifford (April 1756 – 31 December 1826) was an English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist.
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