I am possessed by one insatiable passion , which I cannot r… - Petrarch

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I am possessed by one insatiable passion , which I cannot restrain nor would I if I could ... I cannot get enough books .

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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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Dante Alighieri Rabindranath Tagore Marguerite Yourcenar William Shakespeare Alexander Pushkin

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Libri quosdam ad scientiam, quosdam ad insaniam deduxere. (Books have led some to knowledge and some to madness.)

I' so' colei che ti die' tanta guerra,
et compie' mia giornata inanzi sera.

Una chiusa bellezza è piú soave.

I am possessed by one insatiable passion , which I cannot restrain nor would I if I could ... I cannot get enough books . - Petrarch

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