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Petrarch owed a large portion of his fame to the tender and graceful utterances of an unrequited passion , but he speaks of it as the torment of his life . A natural restlessness drove him from the city to solitude , and from solitude ...
Petrarch owed a large portion of his fame to the tender and graceful utterances of an unrequited passion , but he speaks of it as the torment of his life . A natural restlessness drove him from the city to solitude , and from solitude ...
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Love , ” rejoins the impenitent poet , “ has made me all I am ; and I confess that there is nothing I would not sacrifice for immortal fame . ” “ Nay , ' says Augustine , “ cast aside your historical manuscripts — leave Africa to ...
Love , ” rejoins the impenitent poet , “ has made me all I am ; and I confess that there is nothing I would not sacrifice for immortal fame . ” “ Nay , ' says Augustine , “ cast aside your historical manuscripts — leave Africa to ...
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... me pay dear for my fame and youthful ambition . All I gained by it was to be known and marvelled at ; had I been without it , I might have enjoyed that state of life I which many have thought the best , to be tranquil and unknown .
... me pay dear for my fame and youthful ambition . All I gained by it was to be known and marvelled at ; had I been without it , I might have enjoyed that state of life I which many have thought the best , to be tranquil and unknown .
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