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Quotes from Scacchia Ludus — Marco Girolamo Vida

1485–1566 Italy

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I sing the form of war, the bloodless plain,
Armies of ivory, and a mock campaign;
How two bold kings in different armour veil'd,
One black, one white, for conquest fought the field.

Scacchia Ludus (1527)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marco Girolamo Vida (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.