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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MIRROR OF LAIS, by PLATO Poet's Biography
First Line: I, lais, once of hellas the delight
Last Line: What I was once, I ne'er again can be!
Subject(s): Mirrors; Old Age
First Line: I, lais, once of hellas the delight
Last Line: What I was once, I ne'er again can be!
Subject(s): Mirrors; Old Age
I, Lais, once of Hellas the delight,
To Venus consecrate my mirror bright.
What I am now, I do not care to see—
What I was once, I ne'er again can be!
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