Selected Prose and Poetry

able affection ancient appear beauty become believe body bring called cause comes complete considered dark death delight desire dreams early earth everything eyes fall fear feel felt followed give greater hand happiness hear heart hope HOUR human ideas imagination Italian Italy kind knowledge language later learned Leopardi less letter light live longer looking mean melancholy memory mind mortal move nature never night notes once pain pass perhaps philosopher pleasure poem poet poetry prose race Ranieri reason Recanati remain remember rest Rome seems short soon soul speak spirit stars suffering sweet TASSO tell things thought translated trouble true truth turn unhappiness whole wish write written wrote young youth Zibaldone