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May this be written for a coming generation, that people yet to be created will praise Jah. For the signs and wonders that the most high God has performed for us, I am pleased to relate:
Know that in…
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Elijah Capsali
Places:
Candia, Republic of Venice (Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1538
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May the language of truth be established forever, or as the poet …
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Leone Modena
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1622/23
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What is this sound of tumult that I hear—
Roaring of the sea, not burbling of the brook
Like the roar of a lion or a tiger?
I am in great danger and do not know
If my time approaches when I must…
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Moses Zacuto
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
Mid–17th Century
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Asleep in songs and lullabies was my heart, while I was dreaming, imagining myself amidst poets, as eloquent and intelligent as the finest wine yeast.
From my drunken slumber an illustrious man…
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Leone Modena
Places:
Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
Date:
1599