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... nature of those conversa- tions which their great men held with the Aspasias of their time . Socrates ' discourse aims at calling back to a sense of shame those of his fellow - citizens who were too passionate admirers of beauty in both ...
... nature of those conversa- tions which their great men held with the Aspasias of their time . Socrates ' discourse aims at calling back to a sense of shame those of his fellow - citizens who were too passionate admirers of beauty in both ...
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... To judge by Laura's early portraits , a polished forehead , with black eyes , contrasted with a fair complexion and golden hair , were the only rare ornaments she Her had received from nature . Besides the want of 12 ON THE LOVE.
... To judge by Laura's early portraits , a polished forehead , with black eyes , contrasted with a fair complexion and golden hair , were the only rare ornaments she Her had received from nature . Besides the want of 12 ON THE LOVE.
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Ugo Foscolo. Her had received from nature . Besides the want of harmony in their proportions , her features betray ... natural mobility of her countenance , on which the mystery of an habi- tual thoughtfulness was increased by the sud ...
Ugo Foscolo. Her had received from nature . Besides the want of harmony in their proportions , her features betray ... natural mobility of her countenance , on which the mystery of an habi- tual thoughtfulness was increased by the sud ...
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... nature , which five centuries have been unable to disturb . On leaving Avignon the eye of the traveller reposes on an expanse of beautiful meadow till he arrives on a plain varied by numerous vineyards . At a short distance the hills ...
... nature , which five centuries have been unable to disturb . On leaving Avignon the eye of the traveller reposes on an expanse of beautiful meadow till he arrives on a plain varied by numerous vineyards . At a short distance the hills ...
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... natural porch of concen- tric arches , he enters a vast cavern , the silence and darkness of which are interrupted only by the murmuring and the sparkling of the waters in a basin , which forms the principal source of the Sorga . This ...
... natural porch of concen- tric arches , he enters a vast cavern , the silence and darkness of which are interrupted only by the murmuring and the sparkling of the waters in a basin , which forms the principal source of the Sorga . This ...
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Amor ANACREON ancient 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 ESSAY eyes Famil fancy fear feel FRANCESCO PETRARCA friends genius gente grace gran Guido Cavalcanti happy heart heaven honour hope 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 più pleasure poem poet POETRY OF PETRARCH Provençal 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
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Page 265 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, no ! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Page 265 - Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
Page 69 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 23 - Solo e pensoso i più deserti campi • Vo misurando a passi tardi e lenti ; E gli occhi porto per fuggir intenti Dove yestigio uman 1' arena stampi. Altro schermo non trovo che mi scampi Dal manifesto accorger delle genti: Perchè negli atti d' allegrezza spenti ( Di fuor si legge com...
Page 117 - La vita fugge e non s' arresta un' ora; E la morte vien dietro a gran giornate; E le cose presenti e le passate Mi danno guerra, e le future ancora; E '1 rimembrar e 1' aspettar m' accora Or quinci or quindi sì, che 'n veritate, Se non eh' i' ho di me stesso pietate, I' sarei già di questi pensier fora.
Page 202 - Venimmo a lei : o anima Lombarda, Come ti stavi altera e disdegnosa, E nel muover degli occhi onesta e tarda ! Ella non ci diceva alcuna cosa; Ma lasciavane gir, solo guardando, A guisa di leon quando si posa. Pur Virgilio si trasse a lei, pregando Che ne mostrasse la miglior salita : E quella non rispose al suo dimando; Ma di nostro paese e della vita C...
Page 87 - 1 verno a lato, E '1 di dopo le spalle , ei mesi gai ; Se come i tuoi gravosi affanni sai , Cosi sapessi il mio simile stato; Verresti in grembo a questo sconsolato A partir seco i dolorosi guai . I...
Page 204 - E s' io al vero son timido amico , Temo di perder vita tra coloro Che questo tempo chiameranno antico. La luce in che rideva il mio tesoro Ch' io trovai lì , si fe' prima corrusca, Quale a raggio di sole specchio d' oro ; Indi rispose : coscienza fusca O della propria o dell...
Page 203 - O sacrosante Vergini, se fami, Freddi, o vigilie mai per voi soffersi, Cagion mi sprona, ch
Page 225 - Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in transport tost, My breath was gone, my voice was lost : My bosom glow'd ; the subtle flame Ran quick through all my vital frame ; O'er my dim eyes a darkness hung ; My ears with hollow murmurs rung.