Gian Carlo Passeroni

thumb|Giancarlo Passeroni Gian Carlo Passeroni (8 March 1713 – 26 December 1803) was an Italian poet. Quotes Rime (1775) Non conoscendo Dio, come mai puoiVantarti di dottrina? essendo cieco,De’ colori esser giudice tu vuoi. Capitolo III. Translation: Thou know’st not God; how, then, canst reason findTo vaunt thy doctrine? ’tis as though thou ’dst claimTo be a judge of colours, being blind. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 372. Il più tristo mestier che mai sia stato,Che sia, che mai sarà nel mondo tutto,A mio parere, è quel del letterato. Capitolo IV. Translation: The very meanest trade, I’m very sure,That e’er has been, or is, or e’er will beIn all the world, is that of literature. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 319. Stampano i dotti e stampan gli ignorantiLibri diversi; e peggiorando invecchiaIl mondo, in mezzo di tanti libri e tanti. Capitolo VI. Translation: Wise men and fools alike, in varying style,Rush into print, and still, midst books galore,The world grows ever older and more vile. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 424. Chi stampa un libro, par che sia obbligatoA saper, quasi fosse Angiol celeste,Quanto è mai stato scritto, oppur sognato. Capitolo VII. Translation: Who prints a book, ’tis by the critics deemed,Should know, as might an angel come from heaven,All that has e’er been writ, or even dreamed. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 272. External links Italian Wikipedia page on Giancarlo Passerino Category:1713 births Category:1803 deaths Category:Poets from Italy Category:Satirists from Italy Category:Non-fiction authors from Italy Category:People from Nice