Jacopo Sannazaro Quotes


He ploughs the waves, sows the sand, and hopes to gather the wind in a net, who places his hopes on the heart of a woman.
[It., Ne l'onde solca, e ne l'arena semina,
E'l vago vento spera in rete acogliere
Chi sue speranze fonda in cor di femina.]


Citations

Sannazaro, Jacopo. Arcadia. Sigismondo Mayr, 1504, Eclogue 8.

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Jacopo Sannazaro
Jacopo Sannazaro
  • Born: July 28, 1458
  • Died: August 6, 1530
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Poet

Jacopo Sannazaro was an Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist from Naples.