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. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS.
I. FORTUNE'S MALICE 47 II. MAN'S COVETOUSNESS 51 III. ALL PASSES 55 IV. THE GOLDEN MEAN 62 V. THE FORMER AGE 70 VI. NERO'S INFAMY 76 VII. GLORY MAY NOT LAST 82 VIII. LOVE IS LORD OF ALL 85
. THE VANITY OF FORTUNE'S GIFTS.
I. FORTUNE'S MALICE 47 II. MAN'S COVETOUSNESS 51 III. ALL PASSES 55 IV. THE GOLDEN MEAN 62 V. THE FORMER AGE 70 VI. NERO'S INFAMY 76 VII. GLORY MAY NOT LAST 82 VIII. LOVE IS LORD OF ALL 85
Text: Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy — H. R. James’ translation, Elliot Stock, 1897, public domain, from Project Gutenberg ebook 14328, set unaltered. The original alternates prose and verse throughout. This setting keeps the order it came in but does not mark which is which.