Petrarch, or Petrarca, (1304-1374) a poet, historian, and scholar, Petrarch was absorbed with the classics and introduced them to his contemporaries. He is seen as a forerunner of the Renaissance. He was a great letter writer, and wrote some odd letters to dead figures of the past. Here are some samples
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Articles about Francesco Petrarch or articles that mention Francesco Petrarch.
Here are a few random quotes by Francesco Petrarch.
See also: All Francesco Petrarch Quotes
Great is my envy of you, earth, in your greed Folding her in invisible embrace,... Go to Quote / Comment
Oh, may she deign to stand at my bedside When I come to die; and may she call to me And draw me to her in the blessed place! Go to Quote / Comment
what a grudge I am bearing against Death, that is standing in her two eyes, and will not call me with a word. Go to Quote / Comment
My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the... Go to Quote / Comment
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship. Go to Quote / Comment