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O Poverty, thy thousand ills combined Sink not so deep into the generous mind, As the contempt and laughter of mankind.

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Juvenal
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Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis
Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Generous
Laughter
Poverty
Deep
Mankind
Ills
Thousand
Combined
Mind
Sink
Contempt

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