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ON AN OLD WOMAN by LUCILIUS

First Line: MYCILLA DYES HER LOCKS, 'TIS SAID
Last Line: NO SUBSEQUENT IMMERSION.
Subject(s): OLD AGE; WOMEN;
MYCILLA dyes her locks, 'tis said;
But 'tis a foul aspersion:
She buys them black; they therefore need
No subsequent immersion.



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