Francesco Maria Molza

Francesco Molza (born 18 June 1489 in Modena; died 28 February 1544 in Modena) was an Italian poet of the Renaissance.

Quotes

• (Ma) bene a forza il caro e dolce riso
  Scoprir il Paradiso
  E far lieta fortuna d’atra e dura.
  • Translation: Yet will the loved one’s gentle smile suffice
    To ope the door of Paradise,
    And turn to joy our dark and cruel lot.
  • Canzone IV. Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 256.