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SONNETS TO LAURA IN LIFE: 11, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: If it be destined that my life, from thine
Last Line: The boon of one too-late relenting sigh.
Alternate Author Name(s): Petrarca, Francesco


IF it be destined that my Life, from thine
Divided, yet with thine shall linger on
Till, in the later twilight of Decline,
I may behold those Eyes, their luster gone;
When the gold tresses that enrich thy brow
Shall all be faded into silver-gray,
From which the wreaths that well bedeck them now
For many a Summer shall have fall'n away;
Then should I dare to whisper in your ears
The pent-up Passion of so long ago,
That Love which hath survived the wreck of years
Hath little else to pray for, or bestow,
Thou wilt not to the broken heart deny
The boon of one too-late relenting Sigh.





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