“And still the arrows flew so thick and fast,
That, as by clouds, the heavens were overcast.”

— Francesco Berni

Tal l'aspro saettare, e tanto dura,
Che per l'ombra de' dardi il ciel s'oscura.
LXIV, 61
Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

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Tal l'aspro saettare, e tanto dura, Che per l'ombra de' dardi il ciel s'oscura.

Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

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