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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Alternative Names: Niccolo Forteguerri • Niccolò Forteguerra • Niccolo Carteromaco

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A burden bind that is beyond his strength,
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Wealthy in that wherein they are but beggars,
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