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Penserosa

Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.
  

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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? html ) The title seems usually to be translated as "The Pensive Man". So, presumably, a penserosa would be a pensive woman.

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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
I supect, at least if it comes from an English text, a reference to Milton's "Il Penseroso" (see
http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/milton02.html )

The title seems usually to be translat
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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
'Penserosa' is a contemplative woman.
The masculine form yields the title 'Il Penseroso' of a poem by Milton. It is the companionpiece to 'L'Allegro'.
In modern Italian, the form is 'pensieroso' (thoughtful). Related words include pensatore (thinker), pensata
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[nq:2]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
[nq:1]'Penserosa' is a contemplative woman. The masculine form yields the title 'Il Penseroso' of a poem by Milton. It is ... pensosita (pensiveness), and pensoso (pensive). 'Pernsierino' is a small gift meant to bring someone to mind. cf. 'pensive' and 'pensée'.[/nq]
OED translates it as
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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
It's where the Cartwright family lived.

Ray
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[nq:2]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's where the Cartwright family lived.[/nq]
No! I thought this thread was STS-free!

Laura
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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
It's a ranch resembling half an island.
SCNR! ;-)))

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[nq:2]It's where the Cartwright family lived.[/nq]
[nq:1]No! I thought this thread was STS-free!Dang diddle ang diddle ang diddle ang Bonanzaaa[/nq]
Ray
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[nq:1]OED translates it as " a. adj. Meditative, brooding, melancholy. b. n. A brooding or melancholy person, or personality."[/nq]
Sounds like it'd make half of a fine bookend, the other half being a dolorosa.
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[nq:1]Does anyone know what a 'penserosa' is? From the context it appears to be a woman reading.[/nq]
From what context? You haven't given any.
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[nq:1]From what context? You haven't given any.[/nq]
Alas, I've misplaced the sentence. Emotion: sad
I have learned that 'panegyric' comes
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