Essays on PetrarchJ. Murray, 1823 - 325 pages |
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Page 36
... possessed a fortune equal to her rank . But she did not wish to live too much no- ticed in the world : In nobil sangue vita umile e queta . Proud as she was of the affection she had deserved , and of the celebrity which it had given her ...
... possessed a fortune equal to her rank . But she did not wish to live too much no- ticed in the world : In nobil sangue vita umile e queta . Proud as she was of the affection she had deserved , and of the celebrity which it had given her ...
Page 39
... possessing 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 ...
... possessing 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 ...
Page 46
... possessed my affection , said she , and thou always wilt possess it- Mai diviso Da te non fu il mio cor , nè giammai fia : but I have deemed it right to temper thy pas- sion , by the sternness of my looks . A mother never loves her ...
... possessed my affection , said she , and thou always wilt possess it- Mai diviso Da te non fu il mio cor , nè giammai fia : but I have deemed it right to temper thy pas- sion , by the sternness of my looks . A mother never loves her ...
Page 65
... possessed , " says an historian of Va- lencia , “ a famous poet named Mossen Jordi ; and Petrarch , who was born a hundred years after , robbed him of his verses , and has sold them in Italian to the world as his own , of which I could ...
... possessed , " says an historian of Va- lencia , “ a famous poet named Mossen Jordi ; and Petrarch , who was born a hundred years after , robbed him of his verses , and has sold them in Italian to the world as his own , of which I could ...
Page 72
... possessed in a greater degree the power of generalization , has pourtrayed by a few bold strokes the image of the Platonic or rather Pythagorean Love- Amore alma è del mondo ; Amore è mente Che guida in Ciel per corso obbliquo il sole ...
... possessed in a greater degree the power of generalization , has pourtrayed by a few bold strokes the image of the Platonic or rather Pythagorean Love- Amore alma è del mondo ; Amore è mente Che guida in Ciel per corso obbliquo il sole ...
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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