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Also Known As Jovianus Pontanus
Born May 7, 1426 • Italy
Died September 1503 (aged 77) • Naples • Italy
Notable Works “De amore coniugali” • “Lepidina”

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Alessandro Manzoni, oil painting by Francesco Hayez; in the Brera Gallery, Milan.
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Tommaso Campanella
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Poggio Bracciolini, Gian Francesco
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Gabriele Rossetti
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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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