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Francesco Petrarca (petrarch) Poems
- Sonnet Ccvi
Il mal mi preme, e mi spaventa il peggio.
TO A FRIEND, IN LOVE LIKE HIMSELF, HE CAN GIVE NO ADVICE BUT TO RAISE HIS SOUL TO GOD.
... - Sonnet Xviii
Vergognando talor ch' ancor si taccia.
THE PRAISES OF LAURA TRANSCEND HIS POETIC POWERS.
... - Sonnet Clxxxv
Qual mio destin, qual forza o qual inganno.
THOUGH HER EYES DESTROY HIM, HE CANNOT TEAR HIMSELF AWAY.
... - Sonnet Cxiv
O d' ardente virtute ornata e calda.
HE CELEBRATES LAURA'S BEAUTY AND VIRTUE.
... - Canzone Iii
Verdi panni, sanguigni, oscuri o persi.
WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD CEASE TO LOVE LAURA.
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