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Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda.— Dante1 Ogni altra cosa, ogni pensier va fore, E sol ivi con voi rimansi amore.—Petrarca2 I loved you first: but afterwards your love Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove. Which owes the other most? my love was long, (5) And yours one moment seemed to wax3 more strong; I loved and guessed at you, you construed4 me And loved me for what might or might not be— Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong. For verily5 love knows not 'mine' or 'thine;' (10) With separate 'I' and 'thou' free love has done, For one is both and both are one in love: Rich love knows nought of 'thine that is not mine;' Both have the strength and both the length thereof, Both of us, of the love which makes us one. 1 A small spark fosters a great flame. 2 Every other thing, every thought, goes off, and love alone remains there with you. 3 grow 4 interpreted 5 truly Which of the following contrasts is established in the first five lines of the poem?

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Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda. – Dante

Ogni altra cosa, ogni pensier va fore,

E sol ivi con voi rimansi amore. – Petrarca

I loved you first: but afterwards your love

Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song

As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.

Which owes the other most? my love was long,

And yours one moment seemed to wax more strong;

I loved and guessed at you, you construed me

And loved me for what might or might not be –

Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong.

For verily love knows not ‘mine’ or ‘thine;’

With separate ‘I’ and ‘thou’ free love has done,

For one is both and both are one in love:

Rich love knows nought of ‘thine that is not mine;’

Both have the strength and both the length thereof,

Both of us, of the love which makes us one.

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