Like to a leafless tree, Dry river bed, or house in pathless waste, Is gentle blood that hath no courtesy. (Francesco Berni)

Like to a leafless tree, Dry river bed, or house in pathless waste, Is gentle blood that hath no courtesy.

Francesco Berni

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