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CLAVDIVS CLAVDIANVS.
Of a Bore, and a Lion.
The cruell Bore and Lyon curst,together fierce did fight:
The Bore of bristles bragd, in maine
did lye the Lions might.
Mars one, the other Cibel laudes,
fightyng in bloudie broile:
Bothe kept on Moūtaines, bothe wer foild
by Hercules his toyle.
Of a poore man in loue.
Me pinchyng penurie doeth paine,and Cupid wounds my harte:
I hunger can abide, but not
of loue the bitter smarte.
I liue and lacke: I liue and loue:
want doeth men sore annoye:
But sorer muche the frantick flames,
of Cupid blinded boye.
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