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Hieronim Morsztyn
Hieronim Morsztyn - A Pleasant Counsel
A Pleasant Counsel
Safer to lie with a girl 'neath a green tree crown,
Playing a graceful lute, under an eiderdown,
Than to carry a sharp pointed spear and a shield
Or have a heavy visor press your brow afield.
Translated by Michael J. Mikoś
Text:
Sokołowska, Jadwiga.
I w odmianach czasu smak jest. Antologia polskiej poezji epoki baroku
. Warszawa: PIW, 1990.