That poem describes love enacting "a graceful act of revenge" and "punish[ing] a thousand wrongs in a single day.
One poem in this collection states that "So from one pure living fountain/flow the sweet and bitter which I drink" and sees the speaker claim to be "born and die a thousand times a day." Earlier, the speaker describes how he "had no opportunity or strength/to take up arms when they were needed," since his power was limited to his eyes and his heart. That poem describes love enacting "a graceful act of revenge" and "punish[ing] a thousand wrongs in a single day." The two sections of this collection, which was originally titled Rerum vulgarium fragmenta, are often called "In Vita" and "In Morte". Its first entry opens by addressing "You who can hear in scattered rhymes", the origin of its alternate title. Of its 365 poems, 317 are in a certain sonnet form. For 10 points, identify this collection of poems about Laura, written by Petrarch.
One poem in this collection states that "So from one pure living fountain/flow the sweet and bitter which I drink" and sees the speaker claim to be "born and die a thousand times a day."
Canzoniere [or Rime Sparse; or Song Book; accept Scattered Rhymes or Rerum vulgarium fragmenta only before each is read]