“Shortly afterwards the moon rose with a very clear sky, and [he] kept watch.”
E poco appresso levatasi la luna, e 'l tempo essendo chiarissimo, [egli] vegghiava.
Fifth Day, Third Story (tr. J. M. Rigg)
The Decameron (c. 1350)
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E poco appresso levatasi la luna, e 'l tempo essendo chiarissimo, [egli] vegghiava.
The Decameron (c. 1350)
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