And I was told about this torture, that it was the Hell of … - Dante Alighieri

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And I was told about this torture, that it was the Hell of carnal sins when reasons give way to desire.

Dante Alighieri

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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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Love, that moves the sun and the other stars

For tears and laughter are such pursuivants
Unto the passion from which each springs forth,
In the most truthful least the will they follow.

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

And I was told about this torture, that it was the Hell of carnal sins when reasons give way to desire. - Dante Alighieri

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