Maxioms by Ludovico Ariosto
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
[Lat., Che quant' era piu ornata, era piu brutta.]
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
[Lat., Che quant' era piu ornata, era piu brutta.]
Nature made him, and then broke the mold.
Nature made him, and then broke the mold.
But that he wrought so high the specious tale,
As manifested plainly 'twas a lie.
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But that he wrought so high the specious tale,
As manifested plainly 'twas a lie.
[Lat., Se non volea pulir sua scusa tanto,
Che la facesse di menzogna rea.]
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
