Rendete A Gli Occhi Miei, O Fonte O Fiume

Ah give me back, or river thou or source, The turbid waters that enlarge thee so, That thy augmented current doth o’erflow, And hasten on an unaccustomed course; O laden air, whose gathered mists allay And temper heaven’s shining to these eyes, Return my weary heart her many sighs, And cloudless leave the countenance of day. Earth, render to my feet their steps again, Along the track they trod let grass grow green; Restore, deaf Echo, my petitions vain; And ye, alas! unmovèd eyes serene! Give mine their wasted looks, that they may see Some kinder loveliness, disdained by thee!

With these sonnets of ideal love may be compared one later in date, apparently more biographic in sentiment, and doubtless inspired by Vittoria Colonna.