Armida smiles to hear, but keeps her gaze fixed on herself,… - Torquato Tasso

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Armida smiles to hear, but keeps her gaze
fixed on herself, love's labours to behold.
Her locks she braided and their wanton ways
in lovely order marshalled and controlled.
She wound the curls of her fine strands with sprays
of flowers, like enamel worked on gold,
and made the stranger rose join with her pale
breast's native lily, and composed her veil.

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Torquato Tasso (March 11 1544 – April 25 1595) was an Italian epic poet and dramatist, best known for his Rinaldo (1562), Aminta (1573) and Gerusalemme Liberata (1580).

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Alternative Names: Torcuato Tasso

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Giace l'alta Cartago; appena i segni
Dell'alte sue ruine il lido serba.
Muojono le città, muojono i regni; Copre i fasti e le pompe arena ed erba; E l'uomo d'esser mortal par che si sdegni:
O nostra mente cupida e superba!

Oh meraviglia! Amor, ch’a pena è nato,
già grande vola, e già trionfa armato.

Pity is the messenger of Love
as lightning is of thunder.

Armida smiles to hear, but keeps her gaze fixed on herself, love's labours to behold. Her locks she braided and their wanton ways in lovely order mar… - Torquato Tasso

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