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 death whose curt hard sword Carried her whom I called my life away; Me he disdains, and mocks me from her eyes! Go to Quote / Comment
Man has no greater enemy than himself. Go to Quote / Comment
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure. Go to Quote / Comment
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship. Go to Quote / Comment
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us -- avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. Go to Quote / Comment