Now let the judging reader mark what rex The idol gold (which all the world adoreth) Plays both in poor and rich: by money's thurst All laws and ties (divine, and human) burst. (Luís de Camões)

Now let the judging reader mark what rex The idol gold (which all the world adoreth) Plays both in poor and rich: by money's thurst All laws and ties (divine, and human) burst.

Luís de Camões

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