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The Sonnets Of Tommaso Campanella - The Philosopher.

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Gran fortuna 'l saper.     Wisdom is riches great and great estate,             Far above wealth; nor are the wise unblest             If born of lineage vile or race oppressed:             These by their doom sublime they illustrate.     They have their griefs for guerdon, to dilate             Their name and glory; nay, the cross, the sword             Make them to be like saints or God adored;             And gladness greets them in the frowns of fate:     For joys and sorrows are their dear delight;             Even as a lover takes the weal and woe             Felt for his lady. Such is wisdom's might.     But wealth still vexes fools; more vile they grow             By being noble; and their luckless light             With each new misadventure burns more low.

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