If the man who had but one little ewe lamb that was dear to him as a daughter, that ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and lay in his bosom, had by some mistake slaughtered it at the shambles, he would not have rued his bloody blunder more than I now rue mine.
Se un uomo avesse un'agnellina cui volesse bene come a una figlia, che dividesse con lui il pane e bevesse alla medesima coppa e dormisse sul suo petto, ed egli la portasse per caso al macello, non si pentirebbe dinanzi alla ferita sanguinante, quanto io di quella che ho fatto.