"Away, away,--your flattering arts
May now betray some simpler hearts;
And _you_ will _smile_ at their believing,
And _they_ shall _weep_ at your deceiving."
Classic poem
Lines Written in "Letters of an Italian Nun and an English Gentleman, by J. J. Rousseau; Founded on Facts."
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