The traveller, he, whom sea or mountain sunder From his own… - Ludovico Ariosto

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The traveller, he, whom sea or mountain sunder
From his own country, sees things strange and new;
That the misjudging vulgar, which lies under
The mist of ignorance, esteems untrue.

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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Ah, cruel Love! What is the reason why
You seldom make our longings correspond?
How is it, traitor, you rejoice to spy
Two hearts discordant, one repelled, one fond?

Che chi ne l'acqua sta fin'alla gola
Ben'e ostinato se merce non grida.

Driven raving mad by love—and he a man who had been always esteemed for his great prudence.

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