Excerpt from Canzone and Sonnets of Francesco Petrarca: With Notes and a Sketch of His LifeFrom all true lovers of literature, this book merits and will receive attention, and to those who have not heretofore known Petrarch it is invaluable for it intro duces them to one who united in his person the almost irreconcilable qualities of poet, philosopher, and politi cian, to one who was the accomplished gentleman, the ardent patriot, the true philosopher, and the noble lover. As such let them receive and appreciate him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.