Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path. - Dante Alighieri

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Midway along the journey of our life
I woke to find myself in a dark wood,
for I had wandered off from the straight path.

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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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Keď zhrnú kocky, keď už skončia zaru,
porazený sám dumá o pohrome
a skúma vrh, čo bol by viedol k zdaru ‒

no celý dav i ďalej s víťazom je:
ten odzadu, ten spredu sa naň tíska
a ten sa zboku dáva na vedomie.

No terceiro círculo estão os gulosos, cuja pena consiste em ficarem prostrados debaixo de uma forte chuva de granizo, água e neve, e ser dilacerados pelas unhas e dentes de Cérbero. Entre os condenados Dante encontra Ciacco, florentino, que fala com Dante acerca das discórdias da pátria comum.

Se mai continga che 'l poema sacro
al quale ha posto mano e cielo e terra,
sì che m'ha fatto per molti anni macro,
vinca la crudeltà che fuor mi serra
del bello ovile ov'io dormi' agnello,
nimico ai lupi che li danno guerra;
con altra voce omai, con altro vello
ritornerò poeta, e in sul fonte
del mio battesmo prenderò 'l cappello

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