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Sonnets. II.

By John Milton

Topics: classic

Donna leggiadra il cui bel nome honora     L'herbosa val di Rheno, e il nobil varco,     Ben e colui d'ogni valore scarco     Qual tuo spirto gentil non innamora,     Che dolcemente mostra si di fuora     De suoi atti soavi giamai parco,     E i don', che son d'amor saette ed arco,     La onde l' alta tua virtu s'infiora.     Quando tu vaga parli, O lieta canti     Che mover possa duro alpestre legno,     Guardi ciascun a gli occhi ed a gli orecchi     L'entrata, chi di te si truova indegno;     Gratia sola di su gli vaglia, inanti     Che'l disio amoroso al cuor s'invecchi.

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John Milton

About John Milton

John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet best known for "Paradise Lost" (1667), an epic poem retelling the biblical story of the Fall of Man. He also wrote "Paradise Regained," "Samson Agonistes," and the pastoral elegy "Lycidas," and is considered the greatest English epic poet.

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