“This is truly the age of gold,
since only gold wins and gold reigns.”

—  Torquato Tasso , Aminta

Veramente il secol d'oro è questo,
Poiché sol vince l'oro, e regna l'oro.
Act II, scene i.
Aminta (1573)

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Veramente il secol d'oro è questo, | poiché sol vince l'oro e regna l'oro.

II, I
Aminta
Variant: Veramente il secol d'oro è questo,
Poiché sol vince l'oro, e regna l'oro.

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