The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch

The present translation of Petrarch completes the Illustrated Library series of the Italian Poets emphatically distinguished as I Quattro Poeti Italiani.
It is rather a singular fact that, while the other three Poets of this world-famed series—Dante, Ariosto, and Tasso—have each found several translators, no complete version of the fourth, and in Italy the most popular, has hitherto been presented to the English reader. This lacune becomes the more remarkable when we consider the great influence which Petrarch has undoubtedly exercised on our poetry from the time of Chaucer downwards.
The plan of the present volume has been to select from all the known versions those most distinguished for fidelity and rhythm. Of the more favourite poems, as many as three or four are occasionally given; while of others, and those by no means few, it has been difficult to find even one. Indeed, many must have remained entirely unrepresented but for the spirited efforts of Major Macgregor, who has recently translated nearly the whole, and that with great closeness both as to matter and form. To this gentleman we have to return our especial thanks for his liberal permission to make free use of his labours.
Among the translators will be found Chaucer, Spenser, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Anna Hume, Sir John Harington, Basil Kennett, Anne Bannerman, Drummond of Hawthornden, R. Molesworth, Hugh Boyd, Lord Woodhouselee, the Rev. Francis Wrangham, the Rev. Dr. Nott, Dr. Morehead, Lady Dacre, Lord Charlemont, Capel Lofft, John Penn, Charlotte Smith, Mrs. Wrottesley, Miss Wollaston, J.H. Merivale, the Rev. W. Shepherd, and Leigh Hunt, besides many anonymous.
The order of arrangement is that adopted by Marsand and other recent editors; but to prevent any difficulty in identification, the Italian first lines have been given throughout, and repeated in an alphabetical index.
The Life of Petrarch prefixed is a condensation of the poet Campbell's two octavo volumes, and includes all the material part of that work.

Francesco Petrarca

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PETRARCH.

NOW FIRST COMPLETELY TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH VERSE

PREFACE.

LIST OF PLATES.

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF PETRARCH'S LIFE.

THE LIFE OF PETRARCH.

TO LAURA IN LIFE.

SONNET I.

SONNET II.

SONNET III.

SONNET IV.

SONNET V.

SONNET VI.

SONNET VII.

SONNET VIII.

SONNET IX.

SONNET X.

BALLATA I.

SONNET XI.

SONNET XII.

BALLATA II.

SONNET XIII.

SONNET XIV.

SONNET XV.

SONNET XVI.

SONNET XVII.

SONNET XVIII.

SONNET XIX.

SESTINA I.

CANZONE I.

SONNET XX.

SONNET XXI.

SONNET XXII.

SONNET XXIII.

CANZONE II.

CANZONE III.

SESTINA II

SONNET XXIV.

SONNET XXV.

SONNET XXVI.

SONNET XXVII.

SONNET XXVIII.

SONNET XXIX.

CANZONE IV.

SONNET XXX.

SONNET XXXI.

SONNET XXXII.

SONNET XXXIII

SONNET XXXIV.

SONNET XXXV.

SONNET XXXVI.

SONNET XXXVII.

SONNET XXXVIII.

SONNET XXXIX.

SONNET XL.

SONNET XLI.

CANZONE V.

SONNET XLII.

MADRIGALE I.

CANZONE VI.

MADRIGALE II.

BALLATA III.

SONNET XLIII.

SONNET XLIV.

SONNET XLV.

BALLATA IV.

SONNET XLVI.

SONNET XLVII.

SONNET XLVIII.

BALLATA V.

SONNET XLIX.

SONNET L.

SESTINA III.

SONNET LI.

SONNET LII.

SONNET LIII.

CANZONE VII.

CANZONE VIII.

CANZONE IX.

CANZONE X.

SONNET LIV.

SONNET LV.

SONNET LVI.

SONNET LVII.

SONNET LVIII.

SONNET LIX.

SESTINA IV.

SONNET LX.

SONNET LXI.

SONNET LXII.

SONNET LXIII.

SONNET LXIV.

SONNET LXV.

SONNET LXVI.

SONNET LXVII.

SONNET LXVIII.

SONNET LXIX.

SONNET LXX.

SONNET LXXI.

SONNET LXXII.

SONNET LXXIII.

SONNET LXXIV.

SONNET LXXV.

SONNET LXXVI.

SONNET LXXVII.

SONNET LXXVIII.

SONNET LXXIX.

SONNET LXXX.

SONNET LXXXI.

SONNET LXXXII.

SONNET LXXXIII.

MADRIGALE III.

SONNET LXXXIV.

SONNET LXXXV.

SONNET LXXXVI.

SONNET LXXXVII.

SONNET LXXXVIII.

SONNET LXXXIX.

SONNET XC.

SONNET XCI.

SONNET XCII.

SONNET XCIII.

SONNET XCIV.

SONNET XCV.

CANZONE XII.

MADRIGALE IV.

SONNET XCVI.

SONNET XCVII.

SONNET XCVIII.

SONNET XCIX.

CANZONE XIII.

CANZONE XIV.

CANZONE XV.

CANZONE XVI.

CANZONE XVII.

SONNET C.

SONNET CI.

SONNET CII.

SONNET CIII.

SONNET CIV.

CANZONE XVIII.

SONNET CV.

SONNET CVI.

SONNET CVII.

SONNET CVIII.

SONNET CIX.

SONNET CX.

SESTINA V.

SONNET CXI.

SONNET CXII.

SONNET CXIII.

SONNET CXIV.

SONNET CXV.

SONNET CXVI.

BALLATA VI.

SONNET CXVII.

SONNET CXVIII.

SONNET CXIX.

SONNET CXX.

SONNET CXXI.

SONNET CXXII.

SONNET CXXIII.

SONNET CXXIV.

SONNET CXXV.

SONNET CXXVI.

SONNET CXXVII.

SONNET CXXVIII.

SONNET CXXIX.

SONNET CXXX.

SONNET CXXXI.

SONNET CXXXII.

SONNET CXXXIII.

SONNET CXXXIV.

SONNET CXXXV.

SONNET CXXXVI.

SONNET CXXXVII.

SONNET CXXXVIII.

SONNET CXXXIX.

SONNET CXL.

SONNET CXLI.

SONNET CXLII.

SONNET CXLIII.

SONNET CXLIV

SONNET CXLV.

SONNET CXLVI.

SONNET CXLVII.

SONNET CXLVIII.

SONNET CXLIX.

SONNET CL.

SONNET CLI.

SONNET CLII.

SONNET CLIII.

SONNET CLIV.

SONNET CLV.

SONNET CLVI.

SONNET CLVII.

SONNET CLVIII.

SONNET CLIX.

SONNET CLX.

SONNET CLXI.

SONNET CLXII.

SONNET CLXIII.

SONNET CLXIV.

SONNET CLXV.

SONNET CLXVI.

SONNET CLXVII.

SONNET CLXVIII.

SONNET CLXIX.

SONNET CLXX.

SONNET CLXXI.

SONNET CLXXII.

CANZONE XIX.

CANZONE XX.

SONNET CLXXIII.

SONNET CLXXIV.

SONNET CLXXV.

SONNET CLXXVI.

SONNET CLXXVII.

SONNET CLXXVIII.

SESTINA VI.

SONNET CLXXIX.

SONNET CLXXX.

SONNET CLXXXI.

SONNET CLXXXII.

SONNET CLXXXIII.

SONNET CLXXXIV.

SONNET CLXXXV.

SONNET CLXXXVI.

SONNET CLXXXVII.

SONNET CLXXVIII.

SONNET CLXXXIX.

SONNET CXC

SONNET CXCI.

SONNET CXCII.

SONNET CXCIII.

SONNET CXCIV.

SONNET CXCV.

SONNET CXCVI.

SONNET CXCVII.

SONNET CXCVIII.

SONNET CXCIX.

SONNET CC.

SESTINA VII.

SESTINA VIII.

SONNET CCI.

SONNET CCII.

SONNET CCIII.

SONNET CCIV.

SONNET CCV.

SONNET CCVI.

SONNET CCVII.

SONNET CCVIII.

SONNET CCIX.

SONNET CCX.

SONNET CCXI.

SONNET CCXII.

SONNET CCXIII.

SONNET CCXIV.

SONNET CCXV.

SONNET CCXVI.

SONNET CCXVII.

SONNET CCXVIII.

SONNET CCXIX.

SONNET CCXX.

SONNET CCXXI.

SONNET CCXXII.

SONNET CCXXIII.

SONNET CCXXIV.

SONNET CCXXV.

CANZONE XXI.

SONNET CCXXVI.

SONNET CCXXVII.

TO LAURA IN DEATH.