Torquato Tasso - Fame Quotes

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Thy fame has reached its height, and from this hour
'Tis fitting thou shouldst shun all doubtful war;
For conquering thou but addest to thy power,
Nor is thy glory greater than before,
While, if thou own'st defeat, thy foes devour
Thy empire, and lost honor thou'lt deplore.

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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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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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