Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Canzone and Sonnets of Francesco Petrarca: With Notes and a Sketch of His Life
From all true lovers of literature, this book merits and will receive attention, and to those who have not heretofore known Petrarch it is invaluable for it intro duces them to one who united in his person the almost irreconcilable qualities of poet, philosopher, and politi cian; to one who was the accomplished gentleman, the ardent patriot, the true philosopher, and the noble lover. As such let them receive and appreciate him.
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