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Irony (1332).
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If Petrarch was so fond of bay, it was because it is of a good taste
in sausages and with tunny; I cannot put any value on their foolery.
[Footnote: Conte Porro has published these lines in the Archivio
Stor. Lombarda VIII, IV; he reads the concluding line thus: I no
posso di loro gia (sic) co' far tesauro.--This is known to be by a
contemporary poet, as Senatore Morelli informs me.]
Tricks (1333-1335).
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333.
We are two brothers, each of us has a brother. Here the way of
saying it makes it appear that the two brothers have become four.
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334.
TRICKS OF DIVIDING.
Take in each hand an equal number; put 4 from the right hand into
the left; cast away the remainder; cast away an equal number from
the left hand; add 5, and now you will find 13 in this [left] hand;
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