I go in silence, since my fatal words would make men weep and what I really want is solitude in which to shed my tears. - Petrarch

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I go in silence, since my fatal words would make men weep and what I really want is solitude in which to shed my tears.

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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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