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Pedro Calderón de la Barca - These flowers, which were...
These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, Waking in the dawn of the morning, In the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, Sleeping in the cold night's arms. (Pedro Calderón de la Barca)

These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, Waking in the dawn of the morning, In the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, Sleeping in the cold night's arms.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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