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Sonnet

Percy Bysshe Shelley·1792–1822
Lines:16Movement:Romanticism
FROM THE ITALIAN OF DANTE. DANTE ALIGHIERI TO GUIDO CAVALCANTI: Guido, I would that Lapo, thou, and I,Led by some strong enchantment, might ascendA magic ship, whose charmed sails should flyWith winds at will where'er our thoughts might wend,So that no change, nor any evil chanceShould mar our joyous voyage; but it might be,That even satiety should still enhanceBetween our hearts their strict community:And that the bounteous wizard then would placeVanna and Bice and my gentle love,Companions of our wandering, and would graceWith passionate talk, wherever we might rove,Our time, and each were as content and freeAs I believe that thou and I should be.