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Quotation from The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs by Petrarch

“That the world's joy is but a flitting dream.”

Petrarch (spoken by The poet)

The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Life, Sonnet I (Voi ch'ascoltate), trans. Lord Charlemont

The last line of the opening sonnet of confession.

Citation: "That the world's joy is but a flitting dream." — Petrarch, The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Life, Sonnet I (Voi ch'ascoltate), trans. Lord Charlemont. (id petrarch-canzoniere-q1)

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