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The Inferno of Dante Alighieri (Classic Reprint)
The Inferno of Dante Alighieri - Classic Reprint Author:Dante Alighieri DANTE finds himself astray in a dark Wood, where he spends a night of great misery. He says that death is hardly more bitter, than it is to recall what he suffered there; but that he will tell the fearful things he saw, in order that he may also tell how he found guidance, and first began to discern the real causes of all misery (1-9). He comes ... more »to a Hill; and seeing its summit already bright with the rays of the Sun, he begins to ascend it. The way to it looks quite deserted (10-30). He is met by a beautiful Leopard, which keeps distracting his attention from the Hill, and makes him turn back several times (31-36). The Proemio Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita Selva ... I oscura ml ntroval per una se va oscura, che Ia diritta via era smarrita. Ahi quanto a dir qual era e cosa dura questa selva selvaggia ed aspra e forte, che nel pensier rinnova 1a paura ! Tanto e amara, che poco e pili morte: rna per trattar del ben ch' i' vi trovai, diro dell' altre cose, ch
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