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Kalidasa

Bhartrihari. The Century of Life

On the Wicked

The Upstart

Yea, how this high sun burns that was so low,

Enlightening with his favours all things base!

Hating all goods, with chainless license vile

Of those his filthy deeds makes arrogant show

Obscurely engendered in his unseen days

Ere sudden fortune raised from miry soil.

No virtue now, genius nor merit’s safe

From vulture eyes that at all cleanness chafe.