Classic Poem

Tormi potrei, alto Signor, la vita

Of life you may deprive me, mighty Lord,
Such right from monarch's usurpation springs,
But Reason — gift of the Eternal word —
To take from Man, because of love he sings,
Of love — by Heaven and nature taught — absurd!
Nay worse, a crime — the worst of crimes in Kings.
Pardon I craved — it is denied — Adieu
My penitence I do repent anew.EnglishTorquato TassoShort Poems