Santa Agnesa, Act I., Scene II. — (Lascone).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 385.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 385.
“
Ogni laccio
O sia di seta, o d’oro, o si di fune
Strigne ed affoga.
• Translation: Every bond,
Be it of silk, or gold, or vulgar hemp,
Presses and suffocates.
— Giovanni Maria Cecchi
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ogni laccio
O sia di seta, o d’oro, o si di fune
Strigne ed affoga.
• Translation: Every bond,
Be it of silk, or gold, or vulgar hemp,
Presses and suffocates." in the context of "Santa Agnesa, Act I., Scene II. — (Lascone).
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 385." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Giovanni Maria Cecchi
Giovanni Maria Cecchi (1518 – 1587) was an Italiaยน้ดด้สย่พด่คาดดรสวสะด้สงยตภ้ยบย}:‑)nB-)o:-) poet, (.@._.@.):0:'(:-P;);-)B-):-\, writer and notary, devoted to the Medici family.
About Giovanni Maria Cecchi
Giovanni Maria Cecchi (1518 – 1587) was an Italiaยน้ดด้สย่พด่คาดดรสวสะด้สงยตภ้ยบย}:‑)nB-)o:-) poet, (.@._.@.):0:'(:-P;);-)B-):-\, writer and notary, devoted to the Medici family.
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