Not beauty, not nobility, Not fortune will suffice to raise… - Ludovico Ariosto

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Not beauty, not nobility,
Not fortune will suffice to raise a wife
To highest honour and esteem if she
Neglects to lead a chaste and seemly life.

Ludovico Ariosto

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About Ludovico Ariosto

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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No man, the proverb says, will hesitate
To gather firewood from a fallen tree.

L'amante, per aver quel che desia,
Senza guardar che Dio tutto ode e vede,
Aviluppa promesse e giuramenti,
Che tutti spargon poi per l'aria i venti.

Le agghiacciò il sangue e impallidille il volto.

Not beauty, not nobility, Not fortune will suffice to raise a wife To highest honour and esteem if she Neglects to lead a chaste and seemly life. - Ludovico Ariosto

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