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Because our eyes were fixed on earthly things, at no point raised to look towards the heights, so justice sinks them here within the earth. Since av… - Dante Alighieri
" "Because our eyes were fixed on earthly things,
at no point raised to look towards the heights,
so justice sinks them here within the earth.
Since avarice extinguished all our love
for any good, and so good works were lost
justice here holds us tight within its grip.
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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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Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
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