Dante and His Circle: With the Italian Poets Preceding Him. (1100-1200-1300). A Collection of LyricsDante Gabriel Rossetti |
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afterwards amorous answer BALLATA Barberino bear Beatrice beauty Becchina behold bitter blessed born called CANZONE CANZONETTA Cecco Cino da Pistoia Commedia Corso Donati countenance DANTE ALIGHIERI Dante's dead dear death DINO COMPAGNI Donati dost doth dwell eyes face fair Fazio fear Florence Forese FORESE DONATI FRANCESCO DA BARBERINO FRANCO SACCHETTI gaze gentle Ghibelline give grace gracious grief Guelfs Guido Cavalcanti hath hear Heaven honor hope Italian lady lady's Lapo Lapo Gianni look Lord Love Love's mayst Messer never noble pain peace perceive pity poem poet poetry praise pray rhymes RUSTICO DI FILIPPO second begins seems shalt sighs sight sing song SONNET sore soul speak speech spirit sweet tears tell thee thereof thine thing third thou art thou hast thought thy heart translated truth unto virtue Vita Nuova weeping Wherefore wherein wise words wouldst write youth
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