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DECODE · KURAL 1145

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The Announcement of the Rumour · Love

களித்தொறும் கள்ளுண்டல் வேட்டற்றால் காமம் வெளிப்படுந் தோறும் இனிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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களித்தொறும் கள்ளுண்டல் வேட்டற்றால் காமம் வெளிப்படுந் தோறும் இனிது.

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The more man drinks, the more he ever drunk would be; The more my love's revealed, the sweeter 'tis to me!

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain