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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Quand ma maitresse au monde print...
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Quand ma maitresse au monde print naissance, 
Honneur, Vertu, Grace, Savoir, Beauté 
Eurent debat avec la Chasteté 
Qui plus auroit sus elle de puissance. 

L'une vouloit en avoir joüyssance, 
L'autre vouloit l'avoir de son costé, 
Et le debat immortel eust esté 
Sans Jupiter, qui leur posa silence. 

Filles, dit-il, ce n'est pas la raison 
Que l'une seule ait si belle maison, 
Pour-ce je veus qu'apointement on face: 

L'accord fut fait: et plus soudainement 
Qu'il ne l'eut dit, toutes également 
En son beau cors pour jamais prindrent place.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Continuation des Amours, no. 34, first published 1555 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-28
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