“A king that would to do his duty try,
Is steward, truly, and not sovereign
Of those who bow to his authority.”

Un re, se vuole il suo debito fare,
Non e re veramente, ma fattore
Del popol che gli e dato a governare.
VIII, 8
Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

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Un re, se vuole il suo debito fare, Non e re veramente, ma fattore Del popol che gli e dato a governare.

Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

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Italian poet 1497–1535

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