For what would I be otherwise but sport, In love with one who does not care for me? I will hide pain in smiles, sooner than be The common talk. It is… - Christine de Pizan

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For what would I be otherwise but sport,
In love with one who does not care for me?
I will hide pain in smiles, sooner than be
The common talk. It is a bitter art To sing a happy song with a sad heart.

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About Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan or Christine de Pisan (11 September 1364 – c. 1430) was a Venetian-born French poet and proto-feminist philosopher, sometimes said to be Europe’s first female professional writer.

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Alternative Names: Christine de Pisan Christina de Pisa Christine De Pisan Cristina da Pizzano
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