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.