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ndIlovemypeople,thepoorfolkofthecountryround.Theycometomeintheirtroubles,andwhenIcanhelpthemIsharetheirpleasure.ButthatisallIhave.Ah!minehasbeenauselesslife,IhavewasteditandifoflateIhavedonealittlegoodtomyfellowmen,alas!howlittle!
Ibearmysoulinpatience,butsometimesIcannothelprisingupagainstfate,andcryingoutthatitishardthatallthisshouldhappentome.Why?WhathadIdonethatIshouldbedeniedthelittlehappinessofthisworld?WhyshouldIbemoreunhappythanothers?ButthenIchidemyself,andaskwhetherIhaveindeedbeenlesshappy.Aretheyanyofthemhappy?Orarethoserightwhosaythattheworldismisery,andthattheonlyhappinessistodie?Whoknows?
Ah,Giulia,howIlovedthee!
OCiechi,iltantoaffaticarchegiova?
Tuttitornateallagranmadreantica,
E'lnomevostroappenasiritrova.
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Blindthatyeare!Howdoththisstruggleprofityou?
ReturnyemusttothegreatAntiqueMother,
Andevenyournamescarcelyremains.
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