I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which.… - Giovanni Boccaccio

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I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which...ran a smooth course to its happy conclusion.

Giovanni Boccaccio

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About Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was a Florentine poet and story-writer who helped to initiate the humanist movement. His most famous work is The Decameron, a collection of 100 novelle or tales.

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Alternative Names: Giovanni Boccace • Boccaccio • Boccace • Joanni B. de Certaldo

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Una boccuccia piccolina, le cui labbra parevan due rubinetti.

They boosted themselves with such nauseating self-praise as to make the stones jump out of the walls and flee.

Fate quello che noi diciamo e non quello che noi facciamo.

I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which...ran a smooth course to its happy conclusion. - Giovanni Boccaccio

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