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Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Blind Faith

Formosam sane, sed caecus diligit Asper.
Plus ergo, ut res est, quam videt Asper amat.

Blind Asper loves a lass that beauteous is,
And, as it seems, he loves more than he sees.

Àspero ama una donna per certo assai bella; ma è cieco.
Àspero, se così è, ama assai più che non veda.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 8, LI
English translation by R. Fletcher
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini