"While the everlasting pleasure, that did full On Beatrice shine, with second view From her fair countenance my gladden'd soul Contented; vanquishing… - Dante Alighieri
"While the everlasting pleasure, that did full On Beatrice shine, with second view From her fair countenance my gladden'd soul Contented; vanquishing me with a beam Of her soft smile, she spake: "Turn thee, and list. These eyes are not thy only Paradise.
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Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
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Decidi de mim para mim que ela devia ter os seus trinta anos e que tinha vontade de se casar. Estava um pouco avariada como uma casa por muito tempo desabitada, por falta de inquilino, mas ainda era bem-encarada. A magreza parecia provir de um fogo interior que a devorava e que brilhava
I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath
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Pois bem, meu amigo, a Terra será um dia um cadáver. Tornar-se-á inabitável e será desabitada como a lua, que há muito tempo perdeu o calor vital. — Dentro de quantos séculos? — perguntou Conseil. — Daqui a algumas centenas de milhares de anos...