“If thou canst see sharp, look and judge wisely, says the philosopher.”
VIII, 38
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII
“Look on me! if canst read the signs of love,
Thou’lt see that death is written in my face.”
Sonetto. (Poeti del Primo Secolo, Firenze, 1816, Vol. I, p. 105).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 407.
Original
Riguardimi, se sa legger d'amore, | ch'i' porto morte scritta ne la faccia.
da Ch'eo cor avesse, mi potea laudare, vv. 13-14
Sonetti
Variant: Risguardiami; se sa legger d’amore,
Ch’ io porto morte scritta nella faccia.
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