Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WRITTEN IN PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUA, AMONG EUGANEAN HILLS, by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES


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WRITTEN IN PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUA, AMONG EUGANEAN HILLS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Petrarch! I would that there might be
Last Line: That sign of thy captivity?
Alternate Author Name(s): Houghton, 1st Baron; Houghton, Lord
Subject(s): Argua, Italy; Petrarch (1304-1374); Francesco Petrarca


PETRARCH! I would that there might be
In this thy household sanctuary
No visible monument of thee:

The Fount that whilom played before thee,
The Roof that rose in shelter o'er thee,
The low fair Hills that still adore thee, --

I would no more; thy memory
Must loathe all cold reality,
Thought-worship only is for thee.

They say thy Tomb lies there below;
What want I with the marble show?
I am content, -- I will not go:

For though by Poesy's high grace
Thou saw'st, in thy calm resting-place,
God, Love, and Nature face to face;

Yet now that thou art wholly free,
How can it give delight to see
That sign of thy captivity?





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