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Petrarch
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synonyms: Francesco Petrarca ???
tags: [poet]
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Definition:[1304 - 1374]an Italian poet most famous for his obsession with and poetry about a married woman he called "Laura".
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It must have been about this time that he formed an intimacy with Petrarch, which, notwithstanding marked diversity of temperament, character and pursuits, was destined to be broken only by death.
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CRABTREE. 'Fore Heaven, ma'am, they'll immortalize you—you'll be handed down to Posterity, like Petrarch's Laura, or Waller's Sacharissa.
R.B. Sheridan. The School for Scandal
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when Petrarch fell madly in love with his Laureen,
Vladimir Nabokov. Lolita
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