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

“Weeping, I still revolve the seasons flown In vain idolatry of mortal things;”

Petrarch (spoken by The poet)

The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Death, Sonnet LXXXVI (I' vo piangendo), trans. W. Sheppard

A late sonnet of repentance for the years spent in love of mortal things.

Citation: "Weeping, I still revolve the seasons flown In vain idolatry of mortal things;" — Petrarch, The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Death, Sonnet LXXXVI (I' vo piangendo), trans. W. Sheppard. (id petrarch-canzoniere-q5)

Virtues: Humility

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