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Ah, cruel 'tis to love,
And cruel not to love,
But cruelest of all
To love and love in vain.

Χαλεπὸν τὸ μὴ φιλῆσαι·
χαλεπὸν δὲ καὶ φιλῆσαι·
χαλεπώτερον δὲ πάντων
ἀποτυγχάνειν φιλοῦντα.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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