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L’infinito

Sempre caro mi fu quest’ermo colle, E questa siepe, che da tanta parte De l’ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude. Ma sedendo e mirando, interminato Spazio di là da quella, e sovrumani Silenzi, e profondissima quiete Io nel pensier mi fingo, ove per poco Il cor non si spaura. E come il vento Odo stormir tra [...]

Posted 02 April 2009 † davide favargiotti § Sounds § Words ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

“Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats

THAT is no country for old men. The young In one another’s arms, birds in the trees – Those dying generations – at their song, The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas, Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long Whatever is begotten, born, and dies. Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect. [...]

Posted 17 March 2009 † davide favargiotti § Words ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,