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'Sempre a quel ver ch'ha faccia di menzogna Dee l'uom chiuder le labbra quanto ei puote; Pero che senza colpa fa vergogna.'
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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'La menzogna non iscusano soltanto ma lodano' (_ib. _ vol.ii. p. 106).
Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866
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Letterati d’Italia” accused the “Journal de Trévoux” of _menzogna_ and
Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861
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