Dante Alighieri

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From: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Date: 20030101
Author:ELIZABETH KNOWLES

Dante Alighieri 1265–1321
1. Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita.
Midway along the path of our life. Divina Commedia "Inferno" canto 1, l. 1


2. lasciate ogni speranza voi ch'entrate!
Abandon all hope, you who enter!
inscription at the entrance to Hell Divina Commedia "Inferno" canto 3, l. 1


3. Non ragioniam di lor, ma guarda, e passa.
Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on. Divina Commedia "Inferno" canto 3, l. 51


4. Il gran rifiuto.
The great refusal. Divina Commedia "Inferno" canto 3, l. 60


5. …Nessun maggior dolore,
Che ricordarsi del tempo felice
Nella miseria.
There is ...

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