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18 November 2005

Fòrse sé tu gustassi una sòl volta,
La millésima parte délle giòje,
Ché gusta un còr amato riamando,
Diresti ripentita sospirando,
Perduto è tutto il tempo
Ché in amar non si spènde.
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Hadst thou but tasted once the thousandth part
Of joys, which bless the loved and loving heart,
Your words repentant and your sighs would prove,
Lost is the time which is not past in love.

post by: Hugh Janus at: 15:46 | 9 comments

That's nice dude. Needed that after the treadmill debacle.

posted by tr33hggr 18 November | 16:09

Maybe I should take some new vows, so I can have the pleasure of breaking them.

What brought that on, HJ?

posted by rainbaby 18 November | 16:10

I was reading The Monk by Matthew Lewis the other day and that quote, from Tasso, fronts chapter two.

Speaking of breaking vows, have you read The Monk?

posted by Hugh Janus 18 November | 16:14

I recognized it, yes. . .therefore the vow comment.

Yesterday I started Ladies Man by your boy Dick, and you guys were right, it is totally addictive. I almost ran a stoplight going home after the show thinking about getting started reading again.

posted by rainbaby 18 November | 16:18

Nice catch, then, with the vow comment. What show? (I'm sure I should know from reading the site, but I'm deeply lazy right now).

posted by Hugh Janus 18 November | 16:24

You shouldn't know. "Matt & Ben" has made it to the provinces. I'm Ben. We got a good review today. Now that we're open, I can read again. Joy!

posted by rainbaby 18 November | 16:29

Great, congrats, break a leg, good show and all!

posted by Hugh Janus 18 November | 16:38

Thank you.

posted by rainbaby 18 November | 17:27

S'i' credesse che mia risposta fosse
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
questa fiamma staria sanza più scosse;
ma però che già mai di questo fondo
non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero,
sanza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.

If I believed that my reply were made
To one who to the world would e'er return,
This flame without more flickering would stand still;
But inasmuch as never from this depth
Did any one return, if I hear true,
Without the fear of infamy I answer.

posted by matteo 18 November | 17:31

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