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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Durante degli Alighieri
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Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
When any of our faculties retains a strong impression of delight or pain, the soul will wholly concentrate on that, neglecting any other power it has; and thus, when something seen or heard secures the soul in stringent grip, time moves and yet we do not notice it.
A ciascun’alma presa e gentil core Nel cui cospetto ven lo dir presente, In ciò che mi rescrivan suo parvente, Salute in lor segnor, cioè Amore.
Già eran quasi che atterzate l’ore Del tempo che onne stella n’è lucente, Quando m’apparve Amor subitamente, Cui essenza membrar mi dà orrore.
Allegro mi sembrava Amor tenendo Meo core in mano, e ne le braccia avea Madonna involta in un drappo dormendo.
Poi la svegliava, e d’esto core ardendo Lei paventosa umilmente pascea: Appresso gir lo ne vedea piangendo.
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