Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: TO DANTE, by GUIDO CAVALCANTI Poet's Biography First Line: Returning from its daily quest, my spirit Last Line: And leave to thee thy true integrity. Subject(s): Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) | ||||||||
Returning from its daily quest, my spirit Changed thoughts and vile in thee doth weep to find. It grieves me that that thy mild and gentle mind Those ample virtues which it did inherit Has lost. Once thou didst loathe the multitude Of blind and madding men; I then loved thee - I loved thy lofty songs and that sweet mood When thou wert faithful to thyself and me. I dare not now through thy degraded state Own the delight thy strains inspire - in vain I seek what once thou wert - we cannot meet As we were wont. Again, and yet again, Ponder my words: so the false Spirit shall fly And leave to thee thy true integrity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE LANGUAGE by ROBERT DUNCAN IN HELL WITH VIRG AND DAN: CANTO 17 by CAROLYN KIZER ON A PALMETTO by SIDNEY LANIER NATIONE NON MORIBUS (1265-1321) by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS TO DANTE by VITTORIO AMEDEO ALFIERI SONNET: INSCRIPTION FOR A PORTRAIT OF DANTE by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO DANTE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT BALLATA: 5 by GUIDO CAVALCANTI BALLATA: 7. HE REVEALS HIS INCREASING LOVE FOR MANDETTA by GUIDO CAVALCANTI |
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