“Two inward vultures, Sorrow and Disdain.”

—  Torquato Tasso

Dagl'interni avoltoj, sdegno e dolore.
Canto X, stanza 6 (tr. Fairfax)
Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)

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Dagl'interni avoltoj, sdegno e dolore.

Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)

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