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Francesco Maria Molza
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Francesco Molza (born 18 June 1489 in Modena; died 28 February 1544 in Modena) was an Italian poet of the Renaissance.
Quotes
(Ma) bene a forza il caro e dolce risoScoprir il ParadisoE far lieta fortuna d’atra e dura.
Translation: Yet will the loved one’s gentle smile sufficeTo ope the door of Paradise,And turn to joy our dark and cruel lot.
Canzone IV. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 256.
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