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Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green.
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A garrulous, deceitful thing is woman;
She will, she will not: fool who trusts in her.
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Helpful misfortune, wrath most pitiful
With mildest scourge doth from on high chastise
Thy foolish error, and doth make thyself
Of thy salvation minister.
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Great were his exploits both with brain and hand.
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For truth that is in flowing verse concealed Allures the most obdurate, and persuades.
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The gift of nature, love or kindly skies,
Her negligence is nought but artifice.
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Worse ill it is, perchance, to wait for ill,
Than that ill seems when it upon us falls.
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Ah cruel Love! that men alike dost slay
Dispensing now thy honey, now thy gall.
In all thou giv'st we equal danger see,
Be it thy medicine or thy malady.
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Small is the gulf that lies 'twixt sleep and death.
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E'en little fault the heart did shrewdly wound.
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Fame which inveigles with its dulcet sound
Ye mortals proud, and seems to ye so fair,
An echo is, the shadow of a dream,
That at a breath dissolves and vanishes.
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Never from a man of sense love takes advice.
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Lay down thine arms,
And let it for thy fame sufficient be
That thou canst boast of having fought with me.
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Oh marvel! Love, though born but yesterday,
Spreads wide his wings and triumphs in the fray.
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Death is the lot of cities and of States;
Pomp, luxury, 'neath sand and grass do lie,
Yet man, it seems, is wroth that he must die.
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Happy indeed such torture and such death,
Yea more than gain of provinces and gold.
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You, Honor, first you hid
The fount of love's delight,
Denying drafts to slake the lover's thirst.
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Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay,
And joy springs up e'en in the midst of fear.
[It., Bello in si bella vista anco e l'orrore,
E di mezzo la tema esce il diletto.]
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O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden's hold,--a thing soon done, for nature framed all women to be won.
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For when last need to desperation driveth,
Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth.
[It., Che spesso avvien che ne' maggior perigli
Son piu audaci gli ottimi consigli.]
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They make their fortune who are stout and wise,
Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.
[Lat., Che sovente addivien che'l saggio e'l forte.
Fabro a se stesso e di beata sorte.]
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Women have tongues of craft, and hearts of guile,
They will, they will not; fools that on them trust;
For in their speech is death, hell in their smile.
[It., Femmina e cosa garrula e fallace:
Vuole e disvuole, e folle uom chi sen fida,
Si tra se volge.]
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A fool is he that comes to preach or prate,
When men with swords their right and wrong debate.
[It., Chi conta i colpi e la dovuta offesa,
Mentr' arde la tenzon, misura e pesa?]
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Not for no cold did freeze,
Nor any cloud beguile
Th'eternal flowering spring
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Perhaps if only once you did enjoy
The thousandth part of all the happiness
A heart beloved enjoys, returning love,
Repentant, you would surely sighing say,
"All time is truly lost and gone
Which is not spent in serving love."
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Born:
March 11, 1544
Died:
April 25, 1595
(aged 51)
Bio:
Torquato Tasso was an Italian epic poet and dramatist, best known for his Rinaldo, Aminta and Gerusalemme Liberata.
Known for:
Jerusalem Delivered (1581)
Aminta (1580)
The Liberation of Jerusalem
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