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    This 4 line poem contrasts different aspirations that people may have - greatness for kings, sainthood for religious figures, fame for troubadours who sing, and being food for worms for ordinary people. It suggests the fleeting and sometimes grim nature of human aspirations and achievements.

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    This 4 line poem contrasts different aspirations that people may have - greatness for kings, sainthood for religious figures, fame for troubadours who sing, and being food for worms for ordinary people. It suggests the fleeting and sometimes grim nature of human aspirations and achievements.

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    This 4 line poem contrasts different aspirations that people may have - greatness for kings, sainthood for religious figures, fame for troubadours who sing, and being food for worms for ordinary people. It suggests the fleeting and sometimes grim nature of human aspirations and achievements.

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    Aspirations

    “Greatness”…the goal of ermined kings,


    “Sainthood”…nun and priest,
    “Fame”…the troubadour who sings,
    “Mankind”…the charnel worms who feast.

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