Lives of the Italian Poets

acquainted admiration affection Alamanni Alfieri Alfonso Amadigi Apostolo Zeno appeared Aretino Arezzo Ariosto arrived Avignon beauty became Bernardo Bernardo Tasso Berni Boccaccio Bologna Cardinal celebrated character church commenced Corso Donati court Dante death delight desire distress duke Emperor enjoyed exile expressed father favour favourite feeling Ferrara Florence fortune Francesco friends genius Ghibellines Guelf happy honour hope Italian Italy journey labour lady Latin learning letter literary literature lived Lorenzo Mantua Medici melancholy ment Metastasio Milan mind Naples nature never noble Padua Parini passed passion patron period Petrarch Pistoia poem poet poetry pontiff Pope praise prince received rendered reputation residence resolved respect Rome satire says sent soon spirit suffered sufficient talents Tasso taste thought tion took tragedy tranquillity Trissino Turin Vaucluse Venice Verona verse villa Vita wish write wrote youth