O mortal cares insensate, what small worth,
In sooth, doth all those syllogisms fill,
Which make you stoop your pinions to the earth!

O insensata cura dei mortali,
Quanto son defettivi sillogismi
Quei che ti fanno in basso batter l'ali!

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