Thursday, January 1, 2004
Epitaph To Rome Comments
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If midst Rome you wish to see Rome, pilgrim,
Tho in Rome naught of Rome might you see,
Behold the walls' ring, the theatres, temples
And ruptured pillars, to rubble all turned,
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12/20/2025 4:35:31 AM # 1.0.0
This sonnet is, more than an original poem, a translation of a sonnet by Joachim du Bellay (Nouveau venu, qui cherches Rome en Rome...) . There is also a Spanish version from the same period by Francisco de Quevedo (Buscas en Roma a Roma, oh peregrino...)