Black was this queen as jet, yet on her eyes Sweet loveline… - Torquato Tasso

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Black was this queen as jet, yet on her eyes
Sweet loveliness in black attired lies.

Torquato Tasso

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Torquato Tasso (March 11 1544 – April 25 1595) was an Italian epic poet and dramatist, best known for his Rinaldo (1562), Aminta (1573) and Gerusalemme Liberata (1580).

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Alternative Names: Torcuato Tasso

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My torments easy, full of sweet delight,
If this I could obtain,—that breast to breast
Thy bosom might receive my yielded sprite.

Lovely Nymphs, ye sister Nymphs of the river Po,
And ye from out the greenwood and where the sea-waves beat,
And ye who live by fountains and on hill-tops high.

Lei nel partir, lei nel tornar del Sole
Chiama con voce stanca, e prega, e plora.

Black was this queen as jet, yet on her eyes Sweet loveliness in black attired lies. - Torquato Tasso

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