Petrarch - There is no lighter burden, nor mor...

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

Petrarch

Italian Poet

Born: Jul 20, 1304

Died: Jul 19, 1374

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Burden, Pen, More, Lighter, Nor, Than, Agreeable

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Antonio Porchia, Cesare Pavese, Dante Alighieri, Eugenio Montale, Persius, Pietro Aretino, Torquato Tasso

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