“Blind when I gave him such a trust, nor saw
How easily the fire consumes the straw.”

Cieco a dargline impresa, e non por mente
Che 'l fuoco arde la paglia facilmente.
Canto XXIV, stanza 39 (tr. W. S. Rose)
Orlando Furioso (1532)

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Cieco a dargline impresa, e non por mente Che 'l fuoco arde la paglia facilmente.

Orlando Furioso (1532)

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