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PRATI (1815–1884)  , Italian poet, was born at Dasindo and educated in law at Padua . Adopting a literary career, he was inspired by anti-Austrian feeling and devotion to the royal house of Savoy, and in early life his combination of a sympathy for national independence with monarchical sentiments brought him into trouble in both quarters, Guerrazzi expelling him from Tuscany in 1849 for his praise of Carlo Alberto . In 1862 he was elected a deputy to the Italian parliament, and in 1876 a senator . He died at Rome on the 9th of May 1884 . Prati was a prolific poet, his volumes of verse ranging from his romantic narrative Ermenegarda (1841) to the lyrics collected in Psiche (1875) and Iside (1878) . His Opere varie were published in five volumes in 1875, and a selection in one volume in 1892 .