I propose to tell you a very brief tale about a love which...ran a smooth course to its happy conclusion.
Uno amore...a lieto fin pervenuto, in una novelletta assai piccola intendo di raccontarvi.
Original text (Italian)
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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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