But Virgil had departed, leaving us bereft: Virgil, sweetes… - Dante Alighieri

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But Virgil had departed, leaving us bereft:
Virgil, sweetest of fathers,
Virgil, to whom I gave myself for my salvation.

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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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How rough that wood was, wild, and terrible: By the mere thought my terror is renewed.

My soul, why dost thou not depart from me?
The torments which perforce will burden thee
Here in the world which hateful to thee grows
My mind with fearful apprehension
To Death then I appeal
As to a sweet, benecent repose:
‘Come now to me,’ with so much love I cry
That I am envious of all who die.

Par moi l'on va dans la cité des pleurs ;
Par moi l'on va dans l'éternelle douleur ;
Par moi l'on va chez la race perdue.

But Virgil had departed, leaving us bereft: Virgil, sweetest of fathers, Virgil, to whom I gave myself for my salvation. - Dante Alighieri

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