Introduction . . ix LATIN POETRY SYPHILIS, OR THE FRENCH DISEASE Book I . . 2 Book II . . 30 Book III . . 58 JOSEPH Book I . . 88 Book II . . 122 CARMINA I. Alcon, or On the care of hunting dogs . . 168 II. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 178 III. On the death of Paolo and Giulio, Fracastoros sons . . 190 IV. To Daniele Rainieri, prefect of Verona . . 196 V. To Giovanni Matteo Giberti, bishop of Verona . . 200 VI. To Marguerite Valois, queen of Navarre . . 206 VII. To Marcantonio Flaminio and Galeazzo Florimonte . . 218 VIII. To Francesco della Torre of Verona . . 224 IX. On the death of Eriprando Madruzzo . . 230 X. To Cardinal Alessandro Farnese . . 232 XI. To the same illustrious cardinal . . 240 XII. To Pope Julius III . . 246 XIII. Fragment . . 256 XIV. Fragment, to Giovanni Battista della Torre . . 256 XV. Winter, to the same . . 258 XVI. Spring, to the same . . 258 XVII. Fragment, to the same . . 262 XVIII. Another fragment . . 262 XIX. Another fragment, to the same . . 264 XX. Another fragment . . 266 XXI. On the birthday of Giano Fregoso . . 266 XXII. On the birth of a son to Vittoria Farnese . . 268 XXIII. The tomb of Francesco Maria Molza of Modena . . 270 XXIV. To Giovanni Lippomano . . 270 XXV. On the death of Giovanni Battista da Monte . . 272 XXVI. To Gian Marteo Giberti . . 272 XXVII. To the same . . 274 XXVIII. To the same . . 274 XXIX. To the same . . 276 XXX. On the Marsango rivulet . . 276 XXXI. On the same . . 278 XXXII. From the end of the Homocentrica . . 278 XXXIII. From the first book On Contagious Diseases . . 280 XXXIV. From the third book of the same work . . 282 XXXV. From the Dialogue on Poetry . . 282 XXXVI. From the first book On Intellection . . 284 XXXVII. From the same book . . 286 XXXVIII. At the end of the same book . . 286 XXXIX. From the second book On Intellection . . 288 XL. From the same book . . 290 XLI. From the Dialogue on the Soul . . 290 XLII. From the same dialogue: Psyche . . 292 XLIII. An ancient epigram, from Blending Wine . . 294 XLIV. To Bacchus, the conciliator . . 296 XLV. On the flight of Emperor Charles V . . 300 XLVI. On the death of Marcantonio della Torre . . 302 XLVII. An offering of thanks to Marcantonio Flaminio . . 302 XLVIII. [Untitled] . . 304 XLIX. [Untitled] . . 306 L. Fragments of a poem in praise of Giberti . . 306 LI. Fragment of an eclogue in praise of Giberti . . 316 LII. Fragment on poisons . . 340 LIII. Fragment on poisons . . 342 LIV. Another fragment . . 344 LV. Beginning of the Syphilis, another version . . 344 LVI. death of M. Giberti . . 348 LVII. [Untitled] . . 350 Note on the Text . . 353 Notes to the Text . . 371 Notes to the Translation . . 419 Bibliography . . 505 Index . . 517