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Upon An Eunuch; A Poet. Fragment

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Upon An Eunuch; A Poet. Fragment by Andrew Marvell

 Nec sterilem te crede; Licet, mulieribus exul,
Falcem virginiae nequeas immitere messi,
Et nostro peccare modo. Tibi Fama perenne
Praegnabit; rapiesque novem de monse Sorores;
Et pariet modulos Echo repetita Nepotes.

Form: Epigram

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