Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep
Language: English
Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep:
A maid of Dian's this advantage found,
And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep
In a cold valley-fountain of that ground;
Which borrow'd from this holy fire of Love
A dateless lively heat, still to endure,
And grew a seething bath, which yet men prove
Against strange maladies a sovereign cure.
But at my mistress' eye Love's brand new-fired,
The boy for trial needs would touch my breast;
I, sick withal, the help of bath desired,
And thither hied, a sad distemper'd guest,
But found no cure: the bath for my help lies
Where Cupid got new fire -- my mistress' eyes.
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Cupido, deposta la sua fiaccola, stava...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Cupido, deposta la sua fiaccola, stava dormendo:
una ninfa di Diana colse l’occasione,
il fuoco di lui, che i cuori accende, rapida immergendo,
in una valle dove sgorgava solo una fredda fonte.
La quale attinse dal fuoco un calore che ancora dura,
mutandosi un bagno bollente, che agli uomini è sovrana cura,
contro ogni malattia, anche la più strana.
Ma riaccesa la torcia davanti alla mia bella,
il fanciullo provò a poggiarmela in petto,
e io, fattomi infermo, cercai aiuto in quel bagno
e lì mi affrettai, triste e indisposto.
Ma non trovai guarigione; il posto giusto
era l’occhio della mia donna, dove ardeva il fuoco da Cupido riacceso .
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Word count: 110
