Essays on PetrarchJ. Murray, 1823 - 325 pages |
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... charms , and lent their persons to be the models of the statues with which the Grecian temples were adorned . Every body knows that Aspasia , who governed Pericles and educated Alcibiades , was a priestess of the Terrestrial Venus ...
... charms , and lent their persons to be the models of the statues with which the Grecian temples were adorned . Every body knows that Aspasia , who governed Pericles and educated Alcibiades , was a priestess of the Terrestrial Venus ...
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... charms were derived from her sighs and her amiles , from the melody of her voice , from the sweet eloquence of her eyes- Chi gli occhi di costei giammai non vide , Come soavemente ella gli gira ! and above all , from the natural ...
... charms were derived from her sighs and her amiles , from the melody of her voice , from the sweet eloquence of her eyes- Chi gli occhi di costei giammai non vide , Come soavemente ella gli gira ! and above all , from the natural ...
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... charms to rest . Each grace angelic , each meek glance humane , That love e'er to his fairest votaries lent , By this were deem'd ungentle cold disdain ! Her lovely looks with sadness downward bent , In silence to my fancy seem'd to say ...
... charms to rest . Each grace angelic , each meek glance humane , That love e'er to his fairest votaries lent , By this were deem'd ungentle cold disdain ! Her lovely looks with sadness downward bent , In silence to my fancy seem'd to say ...
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... charms that are fatal to their ad- mirers ; it tempts even the best - natured per- sons , because it is softened with a kind feeling of pity for the sufferers . Like Eve looking into the lake of Paradise , I started back ; It started ...
... charms that are fatal to their ad- mirers ; it tempts even the best - natured per- sons , because it is softened with a kind feeling of pity for the sufferers . Like Eve looking into the lake of Paradise , I started back ; It started ...
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... , life had its greatest charm for me ; but when I quitted it , I felt the gaiety of one who leaves the place of his exile to return to his home . I felt no sor- row except pity for thee . " " Ah ! but tell me , said I , OF PETRARCH . 45.
... , life had its greatest charm for me ; but when I quitted it , I felt the gaiety of one who leaves the place of his exile to return to his home . I felt no sor- row except pity for thee . " " Ah ! but tell me , said I , OF PETRARCH . 45.
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Amor ANACREON ancient Arezzo Avignon beauty bella bliss Boccacio bosom breast breath CANZONE CARY'S Transl ch'io charms che'l ciel cielo Cola di Rienzo d'amore Dante death delight dolce dolci donna earth Epist eyes Famil fancy fear feel FRANCESCO PETRARCA friends genius gente grace gran Guido Cavalcanti happy heart heaven honour hope imagination imitation inspired Italian Italy ladies Latin Laura letter live lover lyric poetry mente mind mondo mortal nature never night o'er ogni parlar passion pensier Petr Petrarch pietà pleasure poem poet POETRY OF PETRARCH racters repose Sappho says sempre Senil serene sighs sion smile song SONNET sorrow soul spirit Stefano Colonna sweet tears tempo terra thee thou thought tion TRANSLATION trarch trembling trovo tutto UGO FOSCOLO Vaucluse veggio Venus verses viso vita wearied whilst youth