Of the Abbe de SA D E. 135 



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

 from Laura's rending on its banks. 



The 17th Canzone, Part. 1., (Di penfier in /><f«/?<?rj, furnifhes a 

 fimilar inference : 



— = — ■ Ohra queW alpe, 



La, dove *l del e piu fereno e lieto^ 



Mi rivedrai fovr* un rufcel corrente, 



Ove Vaura ft fente 



jy unfrefco ed odorifero laureto : 



Ivi e '/ mio cor, e quella che 7 ni 1 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 pafTage Gesualdo remarks, in a notd 

 " Era prefTo al flume, ov' albergava Madonna Laura, che fi 

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

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

 i( ful." 



In the 5 2d fonnet of the 2d Part, the poet thus defcribes his 

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



Sento Vaura mia antica j e i dolci colli 

 Veggio apparir onde '/ be I lume nacque 

 Che tenne gli occhi miei mentr r al ciel piacque 

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

 Vedove Verbe, e torbidefon Vacque ; 

 E voto efreddo '/ nido in ch* ella giacque. — 



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

 " view thofe beautiful hills, whence 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 



