Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: 8. TO VITTORIA COLONNA, by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI Poet's Biography First Line: When the prime mover of my many sighs Last Line: Except through death, a refuge and a crown. Alternate Author Name(s): Michel Angelo Subject(s): Colonna, Vittoria (1492-1547) | ||||||||
When the prime mover of my many sighs Heaven took through death from out her earthly place, Nature, that never made so fair a face, Remained ashamed, and tears were in all eyes. O fate, unheeding my impassioned cries! O hopes fallacious! O thou spirit of grace, Where art thou now? Earth holds in its embrace Thy lovely limbs, thy holy thoughts the skies. Vainly did cruel death attempt to stay The rumor of thy virtuous renown, That Lethe's waters could not wash away! A thousand leaves, since he hath stricken thee down, Speak of thee, nor to thee could Heaven convey, Except through death, a refuge and a crown. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: TO VITTORIA COLONNA by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI MADRIGAL by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET: 8 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET: 8. TO VITTORIA COLONNA by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI TO VITTORIA COLONNA by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI LOVE'S JUSTIFICATION by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI MADRIGAL: 109 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET: DANTE (1) by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI SONNET: FOR INSPIRATION by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI TO GIOVANNI DA PISTOIA ON THE PAINTING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL, 1509 by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI |
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