The one was formed to be the poet of caprice and license, openly ranking with those Che la ragion sommettono al talento, and making _s'ei piace ei lice_ his rule of conduct and of art.

The other received a rigid bent toward decorum, in religious observances, in ethical severity, and in literature of a strictly scholastic type.
Yet Chiabrera was not without the hot blood of Italian youth.

His uncle died, and he found himself alone in the world.

After spending a few years in the service of Cardinal Cornaro, he quarreled with a Roman gentleman, vindicated his honor by some act of violence, and was outlawed from the city.

Upon this he retired to Savona; and here again he met with similar adventures.