Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Loving
“Love with delight discourses in my mind
Upon my lady's admirable gifts…
Beyond the range of human intellect.”
Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona
de la mia donna disiosamente...
che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.
Trattato Terzo, line 1.
Il Convivio (1304–1307)
Original
Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona | de la mia donna disiosamente, | move cose di lei meco sovente, | che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.
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Convivio
Variant: Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona
de la mia donna disiosamente...
che lo 'ntelletto sovr'esse disvia.
Source: Presente anche in Rime, LXXXI, Amor che ne la mente mi ragiona.
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