Original text (Italian)
Love hath so long possessed me for his own
And made his lordship so familiar.
She is the sum of nature's universe.
To her perfection all of beauty tends.
The truth thy speech doth show, within my heart reproves the swelling pride.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
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