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 fe… - Dante Alighieri

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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.

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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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Žiaľ, krv som mal tak vrelo závistlivú,
že u blížneho radosť nepatrná
zmenila mi tvár na sinú, až sivú.

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