“And so on earth
our destiny is with us from our birth.”

—  Francesco Petrarca , Il Canzoniere

Cosí nel mondo
sua ventura à ciascun dal dí che nasce.
Canzone 303, st. 4 (tr. Mark Musa)
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Death

Original

Nel mondo | Sua ventura ha ciascun dal dì che nasce.

Num. XXXV nell'ed. Marsand, sonetto CCLXII nell'ed. Mestica
Sonetto in vita di M. Laura
Variant: Cosí nel mondo
sua ventura à ciascun dal dí che nasce.

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