Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations by Anthony Lejeune

Author:Anthony Lejeune
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

ITALIAN

Dante, who loved well kecanise he hated,

Hated wickedness that hinders loving.

Browning

A pensare male si fa peccato, ma spesso si indovina.

To think badly [of someone] is a sin, but often it turns out to be true.

Giulio Andreotti

A re malvagio, consiglier peggior.

To an evil king, worse counsellor.

Torquato Tasso

Gerusalemme liberata

A una a una le foglie d’acacia si tolsero senza vento, col leggero fremito d’anima che passi.

One by one, the acacia leaves dropped, without a hint of wind, with the slight quiver of a passing soul.

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