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.
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Man has no greater enemy than himself. 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
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure. Go to Quote / Comment
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance. 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