Liebe ist ein also saelic dinc,
ein also saeleclich gerinc,
daz nieman ane ir lere
noch tugende hat noch ere.
Source: Tristan, Line 187
“For naught that we call science,
If there be none to teach.
Can by its own endeavours
The highest summit reach.”
(Che) nessuna scienza
Senz’ ammaestratura
Non saglie in grande altura
Per proprio sentimento.
Canzone. (Poeti del Primo Secolo, Firenze, 1816, Vol. I, p. 83).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 369.
Original
Ché nessuna scienza | senz'ammaestratura | non saglie in grande altura | per proprio sentimento.
da In quanto la natura, vv. 11-14
Canzoni
Variant: (Che) nessuna scienza
Senz’ ammaestratura
Non saglie in grande altura
Per proprio sentimento.
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