“One falls in love through fame.”

— Francesco Petrarca , Il Canzoniere

Canzone 53, st. 8
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life

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Per fama huom s'innamora.

Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life

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Italian scholar and poet 1304–1374

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