deceives

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He concluded his comments by reciting a poem by Pushkin - If Life Deceives You -which speaks of having the patience to know that better days are ahead, the AFP news agency reported.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

Thus gloomy Zara, with a solemn grace, Deceives mankind, and hides behind her face.

From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward

Upon the oak’s summit, A squirrel at play Deceives with a rustle The hunter so gay; He starts, and, low crouching, His spear he grasps tight, And, swelling up, boundeth His hand with delight.

From The Death of Balder by Borrow, George Henry

O HYPOCRITES! how oft your wily art Deceives the world and causes poignant smart.

From Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by La Fontaine, Jean de

Deceives her Husband with her cunning Wiles, And Cheats his Scenses with her feigned Smiles.

From The Fifteen Comforts of Matrimony: Responses from Men by Various