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Mi fanno ridere le cittadine quando disprezzano le contadine. Che cosa siete di più di noi? Abbiamo quello che avete voi. Abbiamo gli occhi, la bocca e il naso e tutto quello che vien dal caso non vi dà merito, non è virtù. Si stima assai più chi ha grazia e beltà. E tanto in città che in villa si danno bellezze che fanno gli amanti cascar. Signora dottora lasciateci star.
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- by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793), appears in Amor contadino [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "City-girls make me laugh", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-01
Line count: 15
Word count: 71
City-girls make me laugh when they show disdain towards country ladies. How are you better than we? We have the same things as you: eyes, mouth, nose, and what is more, everything that comes by chance does not grant you merit: it is not natural virtue. One is esteemed more who has grace and beauty. How many people in the city that in country houses give themselves airs, which cause many a lover to topple. Miss Doctor So-and-So, pray leave us be.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793), appears in Amor contadino
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-02
Line count: 15
Word count: 82