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

“Beautiful Virgin! clothed with the sun, Crown'd with the stars,”

Petrarch (spoken by The poet)

The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Death, Canzone VIII (Vergine bella), trans. R. G. Macgregor

The opening of the final canzone to the Virgin Mary, echoing Revelation 12:1.

Citation: "Beautiful Virgin! clothed with the sun, Crown'd with the stars," — Petrarch, The Canzoniere (Sonnets and Canzoni), with the Triumphs, To Laura in Death, Canzone VIII (Vergine bella), trans. R. G. Macgregor. (id petrarch-canzoniere-q6)

Virtues: Piety

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