"O brother," said he, "He who is singled by My finger (he p… - Arnaut Daniel

"O brother," said he, "He who is singled by
My finger (he pointed to a spirit in front)
Wrought better in the mother-tongue than I.
Whether in verses of love or prose romaunt
He surpassed all; and let the fools contend
Who make him of Limoges of more account.

Arnaut Daniel

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Arnaut Daniel was a Provençal troubadour of the late 12th or early 13th century. He was a major influence on Dante.

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Alternative Names: Arnaut Daniel de Riberac • Arnaut Danièl

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Ovid Dante Alighieri Virgil Gaius Valerius Flaccus Publius Papinius Statius

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First of them all was Arnaut Daniel,
Master in love; and he his native land
Honors with the strange beauty of his verse.

Fra tutti il primo Arnaldo Danïello
Gran maestro d'amor; ch'a la sua terra
Ancor fa onor col suo dir strano e bello.

"O frate," disse, "chesti qu'io ti cerno
col ditto," e additò un spirto innanzi,
"fu miglior fabbro del parlar materno.
Versi d'amore e prose di romanzi
soverchiò tutti; e lascia dir li stolti
che quel di Lemosì credon ch'avanzi.

"O brother," said he, "He who is singled by My finger (he pointed to a spirit in front) Wrought better in the mother-tongue than I. Whether in verses… - Arnaut Daniel

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