“And of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief dream.”
Et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è 'l frutto,
e 'l pentersi, e 'l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.
Canzone 1, st. 4
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life
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Et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è 'l frutto, e 'l pentersi, e 'l conoscer chiaramente che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life
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Italian scholar and poet 1304–1374Related quotes
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