Achavam-me lindo
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Achavam me lindo, e diziam mo; algumas queriam mirar de mais perto a minha beleza, e a vaidade é um princípio de corrupção.
They found me handsome, and said it to me; some wanted to gaze more closely at my beauty, and vanity is a principle of corruption.
The narrator recalls being called handsome and the effect of vanity.
The narrator reflects on how being called handsome led to vanity, which is the beginning of moral corruption.
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