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Amour et Mars sont presque d'une sorte : L'un en plein jour, l'autre combat de nuit ; L'un aux rivaux, l'autre aux gendarmes nuit ; L'un rompt un huys, l'autre rompt une porte ; L'un finement trompe une ville forte, L'autre coiment une maison seduit ; L'un le butin, l'autre le gain poursuit ; L'un deshonneur, l'autre dommage apporte ; L'un couche à terre, et l'autre gist souvent Devant un huys à la froideur du vent ; L'un boit mainte eau, l'autre boit mainte larme ; Mars va tout seul, les Amours vont tous seuls. Qui voudra donc ne languir paresseux Soit l'un ou l'autre, amoureux ou gendarme.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-26
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Love and Mars are nearly alike : One fights his battles by day, the other at night ; One harms the enemy, the other his own soldiers ; One breaks down the door, the other the gate ; One shrewdly deceives a well-fortified town, The other quietly seduces a home ; One seeks booty, the other profit ; One brings dishonour, the other injury ; One sleeps on the ground, the other often lodges In front of a door in the cold wind ; One drinks plenty of water, the other plenty of tears ; Mars goes alone, Love goes alone. Let he who prefers not to lie around lazily Be one or the other, lover or soldier.
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