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Laurel is green for a season, And love is sweet for a day; But love grows bitter with treason, And laurel outlives not May. Algernon Charles Swinburne		Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
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About Gaius Sallustius Crispus Sallust

	Gaius Sallustius Crispus Sallust
	(86-34 BC) Roman historian.

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