The Prettiest Love Letters in the World: Letters Between Lucrezia Borgia and Pietro Bembo

24 June Alfonso Alfonso d'Este amorous Angela Borgia Antonio Tebaldeo Asolani Bernardo Bibbiena Bisceglie brother Cardinal Cesare Borgia Cesare's ch'io commend copla correspondence court courtier crystal dear death deeply deign delight desire Don Alfonso's Duchess of Ferrara Duchy Duke earlier Ercole d'Este Ercole Pio Ercole Strozzi Ercole's eyes Farewell father favour feel Ferrara to Messer Ferrarese flame fortune graces happy heart honour hope house of Este ill-fortune infinite Ippolito Isabella d'Este Italian Italy kiss your hand kiss your Ladyship's Lady Ladyship Ladyship's hand later Latin less Lisabetta live Lucrezia Borgia Madonna Maria Savorgnan marriage Medelana Messer Ercole Messer Latino Messer Pietro Bembo Monsignor muriese never once Ostellato papal Petrarch Pietro to f.f. Pietro to Lucrezia Pope precious Prettiest Love Letters promised received Romagna Rome servant sonnet Spanish sweet thank things thought Venetian Venice verse villa wish write wrote