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ELEGIAC SONNET: 13, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh! Place me where the burning noon
Last Line: That faithful heart still burns for thee!
Alternate Author Name(s): Petrarca, Francesco


Oh! place me where the burning noon
Forbids the wither'd flower to blow;
Or place me in the frigid zone,
On mountains of eternal snow:
Let me pursue the steps of Fame,
Or Poverty's more tranquil road;
Let youth's warm tide my veins inflame,
Or sixty winters chill my blood:
Tho' my fond soul to heaven were flown,
Or tho' on earth 'tis doom'd to pine,
Prisoner or free -- obscure or known,
My heart, O Laura, still is thine.
Whate'er my destiny may be,
That faithful heart still burns for thee!





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