 They even made sobriquets, or nicknames for each other, which was also part of classical tradition.Lovati's was "Wolf", and Mussato's, "Little ass".Lovati believed Mussato showed great promise, as on his death bed, he told Mussato to put his poetic interests above his family, saying "since you are deemed gifted by the muses, by these you will be muse inspired.