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“E drizzeremo glí occhi al Primo Amore.”
—DANTE.
—DANTE.
“Ma trovo peso non da le mie braccia.”
—PETRARCA.
—PETRARCA.
If I could trust mine own self with your fate,
Shall I not rather trust it in God's hand?
Without Whose Will one lily doth not stand,
Nor sparrow fall at his appointed date;
Who numbereth the innumerable sand,
Who weighs the wind and water with a weight,
To Whom the world is neither small nor great,
Whose knowledge foreknew every plan we planned.
Searching my heart for all that touches you,
I find there only love and love's goodwill
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Of understanding dull, of sight most dim;
And therefore I commend you back to Him
Whose love your love's capacity can fill.
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