“The time to labor is while it is day.”

— Francesco Petrarca , Il Canzoniere

Tempo da travagliare è quanto è 'l giorno.
Canzone 22, line 3
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life

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Tempo da travagliare è quanto è 'l giorno.

Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life

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