The harsh realities of war impose More searching tests of v… - Ludovico Ariosto

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The harsh realities of war impose
More searching tests of valour, be it said,
Than grace and style; and fortune too is needed,
Without which valour seldom has succeeded.

Ludovico Ariosto

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Ludovico Ariosto (8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem Orlando Furioso (1516), "Orlando Enraged".

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Alternative Names: Lodovico Ariost • Lodovico Ariosto • Ariosto

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Il volgare ignorante ognun riprenda,
E parli più di quel che meno intenda.

Che per amor venne in furore e matto,
d'huom che si saggio era stimato prima.

Since to raise up and comfort in distress
Whom Fortune's wheel beats down in changeful run,
Was never blamed; with glory oftener paid.

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