66 11. VIEW OF ROME-ST. PETER'S IN THE DISTANCE 12. SOLITUDES OF VAUCLUSE (where Petrarch wrote 15. SELVA PIANA (where Petrarch received the news of Laura's death) 232 16. PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUA (where he wrote his Triumphs). 322 Basil Kennett, Anne Bannerman, Drummond of Hawthornden, R. Molesworth, Hugh Boyd, Lord Woodhouselee, the Rev. Francis Wrangham, the Rev. Dr. Nott, Dr. Morehead, Lady Dacre, Lord Charlemont, Capel Lofft, John Penn, Charlotte Smith, Mrs. Wrottesley, Miss Wollaston, J. H. Merivale, the Rev. W. Shepherd, and Leigh Hunt, besides many anonymous. The order of arrangement is that adopted by Marsand and other recent editors; but to prevent any difficulty in identification, the Italian first lines have been given throughout, and repeated in an alphabetical index. The Life of Petrarch prefixed is a condensation of the poet Campbell's two octavo volumes, and includes all the material part of that work. York Street, Covent Garden, June 28, 1859. 7. MILAN CATHEDRAL 8. LIBRARY OF ST. MARK'S, VENICE 9. FERRARA. THE OLD DUCAL PALACE 10. PORTRAIT OF LAURA. 11. VIEW OF ROME-ST. PETER'S IN THE DISTANCE 12. SOLITUDES OF VAUCLUSE (where Petrarch wrote 15. SELVA PIANA (where Petrarch received the news of 16. PETRARCH'S HOUSE AT ARQUA (where he wrote his Triumphs) xliv li lxvi lxxviii lxxxiii cvi CXV cxxiii 1 66 105 124 189 232 322 A.D. PETRARCH'S LIFE. 1304. Born at Arezzo, the 20th of July 1305. Is taken to Incisa at the age of seven months, where he remains seven years. PAGE ix X 1312. Is removed to Pisa, where he remains seven months. X XI 1319. Is sent to Montpelier xi 1323. Is removed to Bologna xii 1326. Returns to Avignon-loses his parents-contracts a friendship with James Colonna xiii 1327. Falls in love with Laura xvii 1330. Goes to Lombes with James Colonna-forms ac- 1331. Travels to Paris-travels through Flanders and Bra- far as the coast of England-his return to Avignon xxxiii 1337. Birth of his son John-he retires to Vaucluse 1339. Commences writing his epic poem, “Africa” 1340. Receives an invitation from Rome to come and be crowned as Laureate-and another invitation, to the same effect, from Paris 1341. Goes to Naples, and thence to Rome, where he is crowned in the Capitol-repairs to Parma-death of Tommaso da Messina and James Colonna 1342. Goes as orator of the Roman people to Clement VI. at Avignon-Studies the Greek language under 1343. Birth of his daughter Francesca-he writes his dia- 1344. Continues to reside in Parma 1345. Leaves Parma, goes to Bologna, and thence to Ve rona-returns to Avignon 1346. Continues to live at Avignon-is elected canon of Parma. 1347. Revolution at Rome-Petrarch's connection with the Tribune-takes his fifth journey to Italy-repairs to Parma 1348. Goes to Verona-death of Laura-he returns again to Parma-his autograph memorandum in the Ixiv |