Essays on PetrarchJ. Murray, 1823 - 325 pages |
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Page 22
... speak : Then knew I how the spirits of the blest Communion hold in heaven ; so beam'd serene That pitying thought , by ev'ry eye unseen Save mine , wont ever on her charms to rest . Each grace angelic , each meek glance humane , That ...
... speak : Then knew I how the spirits of the blest Communion hold in heaven ; so beam'd serene That pitying thought , by ev'ry eye unseen Save mine , wont ever on her charms to rest . Each grace angelic , each meek glance humane , That ...
Page 54
... speaking of Laura in this poem , that his heart communicates its fire to his genius , which had languished more under the disgust of life than the burthen of years . He * Magnum opus inceperam in eo genere , sed ætatem respiciens ...
... speaking of Laura in this poem , that his heart communicates its fire to his genius , which had languished more under the disgust of life than the burthen of years . He * Magnum opus inceperam in eo genere , sed ætatem respiciens ...
Page 70
... speak " The spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak . " Matth . c . xxvi . v . 41 . To dissipate Laura's jealousy , he compares the eagerness with which he sought her resem- blance in the face of beautiful women , to the devotion of a ...
... speak " The spirit is willing , but the flesh is weak . " Matth . c . xxvi . v . 41 . To dissipate Laura's jealousy , he compares the eagerness with which he sought her resem- blance in the face of beautiful women , to the devotion of a ...
Page 132
... speak of all those mortal wounds That on thy lovely form too - frequent still I see- Well did all - provident Nature fence our land ; The bulwark of the Alps she bade Between us and the raging German stand . * Epist . sine titulo 15 ...
... speak of all those mortal wounds That on thy lovely form too - frequent still I see- Well did all - provident Nature fence our land ; The bulwark of the Alps she bade Between us and the raging German stand . * Epist . sine titulo 15 ...
Page 143
... speaking of his predecessor , it is to re- cord less his excellencies than his faults † . The opposite paths by which nature , educa- tion , their times and the accidents of fortune , led these two men to immortality , will be traced ...
... speaking of his predecessor , it is to re- cord less his excellencies than his faults † . The opposite paths by which nature , educa- tion , their times and the accidents of fortune , led these two men to immortality , will be traced ...
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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