“But so secretive nobody can be
That someone does not notice finally.”
Canto XXII, stanza 39 (tr. B. Reynolds)
Orlando Furioso (1532)
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Sì secreto alcuno esser non puote, Ch'al lungo andar non sia chi 'l vegga e note.
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