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Original Text:
CLÉMENCE DE MINOS.
Heureux le pâle humain, qui, dans ce noir refuge
Arrive quand Minos lit son Charivari;
Il est sûr d'être absous, car on sait que tout juge,
Est désarmé quand il a ri.

(Petite réclame poétique.)

Translation:
THE MERCY OF MINOS.
Were the Charivari in Minos' hands,
all suffering for humans ends.
One is certain to be absolved
When in it laughter is involved.

(A little political advertisement)