I felt for the tormented whirlwinds Damned for their carnal… - Dante Alighieri

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I felt for the tormented whirlwinds
Damned for their carnal sins
Committed when they let their passions rule their reason.

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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And thence we came forth to see again the stars

"all flee from virtue as if it were a snake,
an enemy to all, whether some curse
is on the place or evil habits goad them on,

'and those who live in that unhappy valley
are so altered in their nature it is as though
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Canto XV, 67-75

Come, quando i vapori umidi e spessi
A diradar cominciansi, la spera
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I felt for the tormented whirlwinds Damned for their carnal sins Committed when they let their passions rule their reason. - Dante Alighieri

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