Quote #3

I bought abandon dear And sold all piety for pleasure. My own free spirit I have followed, And never will I give up lust.

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  1. You, mad to expect repentance, Tear your robe all you want; I will never repent!
  2. Critic, relent! Your hope for repentance Will meet with disapppointment. For this is the life, Not desert tents, Not camel's milk!

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