“Oh, such a gentle entreaty
this fool has found,
reminding me of my youth,
of pleasures past and present woes!”

—  Torquato Tasso , Aminta

O che gentile
Scongiuro hà ritrovato questo sciocco
Di rammentarmi la mia giovanezza,
Il ben passato, e la presente noia.
Act II, scene ii.
Aminta (1573)

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O che gentile Scongiuro hà ritrovato questo sciocco Di rammentarmi la mia giovanezza, Il ben passato, e la presente noia.

Aminta (1573)

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