Dolce Mio Caro E Prezioso Pegno
The poem expresses the speaker's longing for a distant beloved, addressing them with affectionate terms and emphasizing their preciousness. The speaker describes their own emotional turmoil, comparing it to a tempestuous sea, and implores the beloved to return, promising loyalty and devotion.
By Francesco Petrarca · First published 1343 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Religious Poetry · 194 words
First lines
HE PRAYS HER TO APPEAR BEFORE HIM IN A VISION.
Dear precious pledge, by Nature snatch'd away, / But yet reserved for me in realms undying; / O thou on whom my life is aye relying, / Why tarry thus, when for thine aid I pray? / Time was, when sleep could to mine eyes convey / Sweet visions, worthy thee; -- why is my sighing / Unheeded now? -- who keeps thee from replying? / Surely contempt in heaven cannot stay: / Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain / To feed and banquet on another's woe / (Thus love is conquer'd in his own domain), / But thou, who seest through me, and dost know / All that I feel, -- thou, who canst soothe my pain, / Oh! let thy blessed shade its peace bestow.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Francesco Petrarca
- Date: 1343 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Romanticism, Religious Poetry, Sonnet, Philosophical Poetry
- Length: 194 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The work is characterized by personal emotion and reflection, typical of lyric poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, longing, and idealization of the beloved align with Romantic ideals.
- Religious Poetry — The invocation of divine elements and spiritual longing suggests a religious undertone.
- Sonnet — The structure and style reflect the characteristics of a sonnet, a common form in Petrarch's work.
Tags
Italian Literature · Renaissance Poetry · Love Poems · Sonnet Collection · 14th Century Literature · Classical Influence · Romanticism · Courtly Love · Medieval Inspiration · Lyrical Poetry · Elegy · Ode
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