Francesco Bracciolini
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Francesco Bracciolini (November 26, 1566 – August 31, 1645) was an Italian poet.
Quotes
[edit]Lo Scherno degli Dei (published 1618)
[edit]- (Faceva far cento) castelli in aria.
- I., 62.
- Translation: To make a thousand castles in the air.
- Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 259.
- (Vuol) far d’ una ciriegia due bocconi.
- IV., 30.
- Translation: He wants to make two mouthfuls of one cherry.
- Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 300.
- (Che) il leon non combatte con la mosca.
- V., 41.
- Translation: For never doth the lion fight with flies.
- Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 315.
- (Deh! come è ver che) subito trovato
II bello place a chi non e malato.- XII., 6.
- Translation: True ’tis, when unexpectedly we find
The beautiful, it charms the healthy mind. - Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 424.