“In riding to the hounds, in falconry,
In love or war," as anyone will tell you,
"For one brief joy a hundred woes.”

—  Francois Villon , book Le Testament

"De chiens, d'oyseaulx, d'armes, d'amous,"
Chascun le dit a la vollee,
"Pour une joye cent doulours."
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 622.

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"De chiens, d'oyseaulx, d'armes, d'amous," Chascun le dit a la vollee, "Pour une joye cent doulours."

Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461)

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