Petrarch Translated; in a Selection If His Sonnets, and Odes
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781150909641
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ...XLIII. Still have I sought a life of solitude; The streams, the fields, the forests know my mind; That I might scape the sordid, and the blind, Who paths forsake trod by the wise, and good: Fain would I leave, were mine own will pursued, These Tuscan haunts, and these soft skies behind, Sorga's thick-wooded hills again to find; And sing, and weep in concert with its flood. But fortune, ever my sore enemy, Compels my steps, where I with sorrow see Cast my fair treasure in a vicious soil: Yet less a foe she justly deigns to prove, For once, to me, to Laura, and to love; Fav'ring my song, my passion with her smile. SONETTO XLIV. Oime i l bel viso; oime il soave sguardo; Oime il leggiadroportamento altero; Oime parlar, cK ogni aspro ingegno, efero Faceva umile; ed ogni uom vil, gagliardo; Ed oime il dolce riso, ond"1 uscio 7 dardo Di che morte, altro bene omai non spero: Alma real, dignissima d' impero, Se nonfossifra noi scesa si tardo. Per voi conven ch' io arda, en voi respire: CK i' pur fui vos tro; e se di voi son privo, Via men d' ogni sventura alt r a mi dote. Di speranza mempieste, e di desire, Quand' io paru dal sommo placer vivo: Ma 4 vento ne poriava le parole. SONNET XLIV. Ah me, that lovely look that beauteous face , That gay demeanor blent with dignity That speech, which could the soul from discord free, And to ingenuous could convert the base Ah me, that smile by which the dart took place, Whence death; nor hope I other destiny Spirit, that worthy of a realm mightst be, Less late adorning our unworthy race For you I still will burn, for you respire; Since yours through life I've been: of you deprived, Ail other woe with patience I can bear. My soul you fill'd with hope, and with...
| ISBN-13 | 9781150909641 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1150909641 |
| Weight | 0.38 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 108 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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