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It is usual to find mere assonances like _bene_ and _piacere, oro_ and _volo, ala_ and _alata_, in the place of rhymes; while such remote resemblances of sound as _colli_ and _poggi_, _lascia_ and _piazza_, are far from uncommon.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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It is usual to find mere assonances like _bene_ and _piacere, oro_ and _volo, ala_ and _alata_, in the place of rhymes; while such remote resemblances of sound as _colli_ and _poggi_, _lascia_ and _piazza_, are far from uncommon.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series John Addington Symonds 1866
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O poggi, o valli, &c. to 'cura', are expressed with vigour and chastity.
Literary Remains, Volume 1 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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