King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport,
And one day as his lions fought, sat looking on the court;
The nobles filled the benches, and the ladies in their pride,
And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed:
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true love never challenges but surrenders if the Prince is eaten by the lions the love she said to have is a lie with vanity