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Is one of the most influential poets in all history. He established the dominance of the ten and eleven syllable line in Renaissance European poetry.
If constancy in love, if a brave heart, the honeys of longing and courteous desire, if passion built a gentle fire somewhere in its winding labyrinth; if my every thought was etched upon my face, understood in broken words or shattered by fear and shame, or if a pallor, like a violet's, stained by love... if love is to be altruistic, if repeated sighs and weeping tears feed equally on sorrow and rage: if to burn at a distance or freeze nearby, if love should dismantle me, the blame is yours, Love, the loss with me --(1304-1374)
written, GeminiSide
