Translation: Not frowning battlement nor lofty tower, Not t… - Niccolò Forteguerri

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Translation: Not frowning battlement nor lofty tower,
Not trenches wide nor river running by-
Shall save a city from her foeman’s power,
But her sons’ valour and fidelity.

Niccolò Forteguerri

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Niccolò Forteguerri (1674 – 1735) was an Italian academic, satiric poet and presbyter.

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Pen Names: Nidalmo Tiseo • Niccolò Carteromaco • Enfatico Intronato

Alternative Names: Niccolo Forteguerri • Niccolò Forteguerra • Niccolo Carteromaco

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Translation: In fine, save only that he’s not so fair,
Woman and man are very much a pair.

(Che) la natura umana è fatta in guisa
Che si mantien di lagrime e di risa.

Nessuno sa quel sia, che termin abbia
La divina pietà verso di noi;
Perchè ella è immensa, e men si può peccare
Di quelle ch’ella possa perdonare.

Translation: Not frowning battlement nor lofty tower, Not trenches wide nor river running by- Shall save a city from her foeman’s power, But her sons… - Niccolò Forteguerri

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