Love discovered me all weaponless, and opened the way to the heart through the eyes, which are made the passageways and doors of tears: so that it s… - Petrarch

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Love discovered me all weaponless,
and opened the way to the heart through the eyes,
which are made the passageways and doors of tears:

so that it seems to me it does him little honour
to wound me with his arrow, in that state,
he not showing his bow at all to you who are armed

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About Petrarch

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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her ne kadar ruh, yaratılışının asilliğinden ötürü kendini gökyüzünden çalınmış gibi hissetse de aynı zamanda bedenin ağırlığı ve dünya nimetleri tarafından da yeryüzüne sürüklenmiştir. ve sizler gözlerinizi yere dikili tutarak göğe yükselmeyi arzularken, birinden diğerine itilmiş halde, ne göklere ne de yeryüzüne tam anlamıyla ait olamıyorsunuz.

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