Francois Villon, French poet, thief, and vegabond, with a 15th-century verse Ballade du concours de Blois:
In my own country I am in a far-off land
I am strong but have no force or power
I win all yet remain a loser
At break of day I say goodnight
When I lie down I have a great fear
Of falling.
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