...never would I trade for some new shape that laurel I was… - Petrarch

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...never would I trade for some new shape
that laurel I was first, in whose sweet shade
all other pleasures vanish in my heart.

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Francesco Petrarca (or Petrarch) (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) was an Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist. Petrarch and Dante are considered the fathers of the Renaissance.

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Alternative Names: Francesco Petrarca • Peetrarque • Petrarque • Francesco Peetrarque • Francesco Petrarch • Francis Petrarch • Petrarca

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Intendami chi pò, ch'i' m'intend'io.

How do you know, poor fool? Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence'; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.

I stop, then, in my tracks, to recollect the awesome presence that I’ve left behind, the road ahead so long, my life so short, and bow my head and burst out into tears.

...never would I trade for some new shape that laurel I was first, in whose sweet shade all other pleasures vanish in my heart. - Petrarch

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