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The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols.

By Mrs. (Anna) Jameson

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THE LOVES OF THE POETS.
- VOL. I.
THE ROMANCE OF BIOGRAPHY;
- OR
- MEMOIRS OF WOMEN LOVED AND CELEBRATED BY POETS,
  - FROM
  - THE DAYS OF THE TROUBADOURS TO THE PRESENT AGE;
- THE AUTHOR TO THE READER.
- CONTENTS
  - OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
- THE LOVES OF THE POETS.
- CHAPTER I.
  - A POET'S LOVE.
- CHAPTER II.
  - LOVES OF THE CLASSIC POETS.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III.
  - THE LOVES OF THE TROUBADOURS.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV.
  - THE LOVES OF THE TROUBADOURS CONTINUED.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER V.
  - GUIDO CAVALCANTI AND MANDETTA,
  - CINO DA PISTOJA AND SELVAGGIA.
    - LITERAL TRANSLATION.
    - A MESSER CINO DA PISTOJA.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VI.
  - LAURA.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VII.
  - LAURA AND PETRARCH CONTINUED.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VIII.
  - ON THE LOVE OF DANTE FOR BEATRICE PORTINARI.
    - TRANSLATION.
  - FOOTNOTES:
    - THE WISH.—TO GUIDO CAVALCANTI.
- CHAPTER IX.
  - DANTE AND BEATRICE CONTINUED.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER X.
  - CHAUCER AND PHILIPPA PICARD.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XI.
  - LORENZO DE' MEDICI AND LUCRETIA DONATI.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XII.
  - THE FAIR GERALDINE.
    - A COMPLAINT, BY NIGHT, OF A LOVER NOT BELOVED.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIII.
  - GINEVRA, AND ALESSANDRA STROZZI.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIV.
  - SPENSER'S ROSALIND AND SPENSER'S ELIZABETH.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XV.
  - ON THE LOVE OF SHAKSPEARE.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVI.
  - SYDNEY'S STELLA.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVII.
  - COURT AND AGE OF ELIZABETH.
  - DRAYTON, DANIEL, DRUMMOND, &c.
    - A DIANE.
    - EPITAPHE DE MARIE.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XVIII.
  - LEONORA D'ESTE.
    - TRANSLATION.
    - TRANSLATION.
    - TRANSLATION.
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XIX.
  - MILTON AND LEONORA BARONI.
    - SONNET.
    - SONNET.
  - FOOTNOTES:
    - END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.