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Zebra-hunting

Zebra-hunting

Riding a zebra – Museum of Natural History
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François Villon: Ballade des proverbes

François Villon

(1431-1463?)

 

Ballade des proverbes

 

Tant grate chievre que mau gist ;

Tant va le pot a l’eaue qu’il brise;

Tant chauf’on le fer qu’il rougist,

Tant le maill’on qui qu’il se debrise ;

Tant vault l’omme comme on le prise,

Tant s’esloigne il qu’il n’en souvient,

Tant mauvais est qu’on le desprise ;

Tant crie l’on Noël qu’il vient.

 

Tant parl’on qu’on se contredit ;

Tant vault bon bruyt que grace acquise ;

Tant promest on qu’on se desdit ;

Tant pri’on que chose est acquise,

Tant plus est chere, et plus est quise,

Tant la quiert on qu’on y parvient,

Tant plus est commune, et mains requise ;

Tant crye l’on Noël qu’il vient.

 

Tant ayme on chien qu’on le nourrist ;

Tant court chanson qu’elle est aprise ;

Tant gard’on fruit qu’il se pourrist ;

Tant bat on place qu’elle prise ;

Tant tarde on que fault entriprise ;

Tant se haste on que mal advient ;

Tant embrasse on que chiet la prise ;

Tant crye l’on Noël qu’il vient.

 

Tant raille on que plus n’en rit ;

Tant despend on qu’on n’a chemise ;

Tant est on franc que tout s’il frit ;

Tant vault «tien » que chose promise ;

Tant ayme on Dieu qu’on suyt l’eglise;

Tant donne on qu’emprunter convient;

Tant tourne vent qu’il chiet en bise;

Tant crye l’on Noël qu’il vient.

 

Prince, tant vit fol qu’il s’avise,

Tant va il qu’aprés il revient,

Tant le mate on qu’il se ravise ;

Tant crye l’on Noël qu’il vient.

 

François Villon poetry

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