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In this faith I wish to live and die.

— François Villon Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

En ceste foy je vueil vivre et mourir.

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But whatever may be said about the life of work,
There is no treasure quite like living at one's ease.

Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

The breasts all shrivelled up and gone;
The haunches like the paps withdrawn.

But where are the snows of bygone years?

Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

Prince, I know all, in short,
I know pink cheeks from wan,
I know Death all-devouring,
I know all, save myself.

"In riding to the hounds, in falconry,
In love or war," as anyone will tell you,
"For one brief joy a hundred woes."

Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

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