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De Fortuna. an sit caeca — Epig. ex Johann. Secundo
Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Love
Why do they speak the Goodess Fortune blind?
Because She's only to th' unjust inclin'd;
This Reason nought Her blindness does declare,
They only Fortune need who Wicked are.
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Cotton, Charles. “De Fortuna. an sit caeca — Epig. ex Johann. Secundo.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/225/.
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Cotton, Charles. “De Fortuna. an sit caeca — Epig. ex Johann. Secundo.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/225/.
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