The youth, who pants to gain the amorous prize, Forgets tha… - Ludovico Ariosto

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The youth, who pants to gain the amorous prize,
Forgets that Heaven with all-discerning eyes
Surveys the secret heart; and when desire
Has, in possession, quenched its short-lived fire,
The devious winds aside each promise bear,
And scatter all his solemn vows in air!

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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Molti diran che non si de' osservare
Quel ch'era ingiusto e illicito a giurare.

Love is not always evil, truth to tell;
Though harm he does, he serves the good as well.

His hair stands up erect and from his face
All vestiges of colour seem to drain.
He tries to speak but can emit no trace
Of sound.

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