CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Mais que diable allait-il faire,
Mais que diable allait-il faire dans cette galere?. . .


Philosopher, metaphysician,
Rhymer, brawler, and dancer,
Famed for his lunar expedition,
And the unnumbered duels he fought, -
And lover also, - by interposition! -
Here is Hercule Savinien
De Cyrano de Bergerac,
Who was everything, yet was naught.