by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Sempre è maggior del vero
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Sempre è maggior del vero l’idea d’una sventura al credulo pensiero dipinta dal timor. Chi stolto il mal figura affretta il proprio affanno; ed assicura un danno quando è dubbioso ancor.
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- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Attilio Regolo [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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