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To Laura In Death. Sestina I.
Petrarch
Mia benigna fortuna e 'l viver lieto.
IN HIS MISERY HE DESIRES DEATH THE MORE HE REMEMBERS HIS PAST CONTENTMENT AND COMFORT.
My favouring fortune and my life of joy,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet I.
Petrarch
Oim' il bel viso! oim' il soave sguardo!
ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF LAURA.
Woe for the 'witching look of that fair face!
The port where ease with dignity combined!...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet II.
Petrarch
Rotta ' l' alta Colonna, e 'l verde Lauro.
HE BEWAILS HIS DOUBLE LOSS IN THE DEATHS OF LAURA, AND OF COLONNA.
Fall'n that proud Column, fall'n that Laurel tree,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet III.
Petrarch
L' ardente nodo ov' io fui, d' ora in ora.
ON THE DEATH OF ANOTHER LADY.
That burning toil, in which I once was caught,
While twice ten years and one I counted o'er,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet IV.
Petrarch
La vita fugge, e non s' arresta un' ora.
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ARE NOW ALIKE PAINFUL TO HIM.
Life passes quick, nor will a moment stay,
And death with hasty journeys still draws near;...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet IX.
Petrarch
S' Amor novo consiglio non n' apporta.
HE DESCRIBES HIS SAD STATE.
If Love to give new counsel still delay,
My life must change to other scenes than these;...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet L.
Petrarch
Al cader d' una pianta che si svelse.
UNDER THE ALLEGORY OF A LAUREL HE AGAIN DEPLORES HER DEATH.
As a fair plant, uprooted by oft blows
Of trenchant spade, or which the blast upheaves,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LI.
Petrarch
I d' miei pi' leggier che nessun cervo.
HIS PASSION FINDS ITS ONLY CONSOLATION IN CONTEMPLATING HER IN HEAVEN.
My days more swiftly than the forest hind...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LII.
Petrarch
Sente l' aura mia antica, e i dolci colli.
HE REVISITS VAUCLUSE.
I feel the well-known gale; the hills I spy
So pleasant, whence my fair her being drew,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LIII.
Petrarch
E questo 'l nido in che la mia Fenice.
THE SIGHT OF LAURA'S HOUSE REMINDS HIM OF HIS MISERY.
Is this the nest in which my phoenix first
Her plumage donn'd of purple and of gold,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LIV.
Petrarch
Mai non vedranno le mie luci asciutte.
TO THE MEMORY OF GIACOMO COLONNA, WHO DIED BEFORE PETRARCH COULD REPLY TO A LETTER OF HIS.
Ne'er shall I see again with eyes unwet,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LIX.
Petrarch
Quel vago, dolce, caro, onesto sguardo.
HE SHOULD HAVE FORESEEN HIS LOSS IN THE UNUSUAL LUSTRE OF HER EYES.
That glance of hers, pure, tender, clear, and sweet,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LV.
Petrarch
Or hai fatto l' estremo di tua possa.
DEATH MAY DEPRIVE HIM OF THE SIGHT OF HER BEAUTIES, BUT NOT OF THE MEMORY OF HER VIRTUES.
Now hast thou shown, fell Death! thine utmost might....
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LVI.
Petrarch
L' aura e l' odore e 'l refrigerio e l' ombra.
HER OWN VIRTUES IMMORTALISE HER IN HEAVEN, AND HIS PRAISES ON EARTH.
The air and scent, the comfort and the shade...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LVII.
Petrarch
L' ultimo, lasso! de' miei giorni allegri.
HE REVERTS TO THEIR LAST MEETING.
The last, alas! of my bright days and glad
--Few have been mine in this brief life below--...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LVIII.
Petrarch
O giorno, o ora, o ultimo momento.
HE MOURNS HIS WANT OF PERCEPTION AT THAT MEETING.
O Day, O hour, O moment sweetest, last,
O stars conspired to make me poor indeed!...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LX.
Petrarch
Ite, rime dolenti, al duro sasso.
HE PRAYS THAT SHE WILL BE NEAR HIM AT HIS DEATH, WHICH HE FEELS APPROACHING.
Go, plaintive verse, to the cold marble go,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LXI.
Petrarch
S' onesto amor pu' meritar mercede.
HE PRAYS THAT, IN REWARD FOR HIS LONG AND VIRTUOUS ATTACHMENT, SHE WILL VISIT HIM IN DEATH.
If Mercy e'er rewardeth virtuous love,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LXII.
Petrarch
Vidi fra mille donne una gi' tale.
BEAUTY SHOWED ITSELF IN, AND DISAPPEARED WITH, LAURA.
'Mid many fair one such by me was seen
That amorous fears my heart did instant seize,...
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To Laura In Death. Sonnet LXIII.
Petrarch
Tornami a mente, anzi v' ' dentro quella.
SHE IS SO FIXED IN HIS HEART THAT AT TIMES HE BELIEVES HER STILL ALIVE, AND IS FORCED TO RECALL THE DATE OF HER DEATH.
Oh! to my soul for ever she returns;...
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