Quanti si tegnon or là sù gran regi che qui staranno come porci in brago, di sé lasciando orribili dispregi! Combien se prennent là-haut pour de gra… - Dante Alighieri

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Quanti si tegnon or là sù gran regi
che qui staranno come porci in brago,
di sé lasciando orribili dispregi!

Combien se prennent là-haut pour de grands rois,
qui seront ici comme porcs dans l'ordure,
laissant de soi un horrible mépris.

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About 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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Alternative Names: Dante Durante degli Alighieri Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
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