of the Abbe de S adz: 13^ 



a paflage clearly marking, that his preference for the Sorga arofe 

 from Laura's refiding on its banks. . .;a — ajt/i;. iuAi n ' 

 The 17th Canzone, Part, i., (Di penfier in penJier),ixirmQxsiii 

 fimilar inference : 



. J ' ■ • ' Olira queir alpe. 



La, dove '/ del e piii fereno e lieto, 



Mi rivedrai fovr'' un rujcel corrente, 



Ove PoMraJifente 



X)' unfrefco ed odorifero laureto : 



Ivi e V mio cor, e quclla che '/ m' invola. 



" Beyond thofe hills where the air is mild and ferene ; befide 

 " the rufhing brook, where the gale wafts from yon frefh laurel's 

 " leaves its rich perfume ; 'tis there fhe dwells who reft me of 

 " my heart." On this paflage Gesualdo remarks, in a note, 

 " Era preflb al fiume, ov' albergava Madonna Laura, che fi 

 " dolce fpirava." " It was near the river where lay the refidence 

 " ofLAURA, that laurel whofe fragrance was to him fo delight- 

 " ful." 



In the 52d fonnet of the 2d Part, the poet thus defcribes his 

 feelings on returning to Vauclufe, after the death of Laura : 



Sento I 'aura mia antka ; e i dolci colli 

 Veggio apparir onde '/ bel lume nacque 

 Che tenne gli occhi miei mentr 'al del pi ac que 

 Bramoji e lieti ; or li tien trijli e molli. — 

 Vedove Verhe, e torhidefon Vacque ; 

 E voto e freddo '/ nido in cb' ella giacque.— 



" Once more 1 breathe that dear accuftomed air : Once more I 

 " view thofe beautiful hills, whenc* that refplendent light arofe 

 " which once gave joy to thefe eyes; while heaven fo pleafed to 

 " blefs me with her fight ; but now, alas ! has fteeped them for 



S 2 " ever 



