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The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
Petrarch
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Petrarch
Age: 69 †
Born: 1304
Born: July 20
Died: 1374
Died: July 19
Autobiographer
Lyricist
Mountaineer
Philologist
Philosopher
Poet
Translator
Writer
Francesco Petrarca
Peetrarque
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Francesco Peetrarque
Francesco Petrarch
Beginning
Doubt
Ends
Repose
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