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Il Novellino

Note 2 — LV Here is told a tale of a man of the court whose name was Marco

Edward Storer translation

No doubt this is thirteenth century wit, though to us neither of the two minstrels seems to have had a particularly sharp tongue. In original: tiello credenza a me et io a te. In other words: do not say we are poor. Neither shall you say it to me, nor I to you. ↑

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