Translation: These tales as nonsense stand confessed, And f… - Niccolò Forteguerri

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Translation: These tales as nonsense stand confessed,
And fond imaginings of scribes possessed.

Niccolò Forteguerri

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About Niccolò Forteguerri

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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(Che) nodo mai si forte non si stringe
Che sciolto e rotto a lungo andar non sia.

Translation: In love’s engagements (sure the proverb’s trite)
He wins who flies, not he who stays to fight.

Translation: The chain that binds us when we take a wife,
Makes e’en the galleys seem a pleasant life.

Translation: These tales as nonsense stand confessed, And fond imaginings of scribes possessed. - Niccolò Forteguerri

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