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104<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C12 19-21 / DANTE INF C12 19-21 / KLINE<br />

Pàrtiti, bestia, ché questi non vene Leave here, monstrous creature. This man<br />

ammaestrato da la tua sorella, does not come here, aided by your sister, Ariadne,<br />

ma vassi per veder le vostre pene». but passes through to see the punishments.<br />

INF C12 22-24 / KLINE<br />

Like a bull, breaking loose, at the moment when it receives the fatal blow, that cannot go forward, but plunges here<br />

and there,<br />

INF C12 25-27 / DANTE<br />

vid' io lo Minotauro far cotale; so I saw the Minotaur, and my cautious guide cried:<br />

e quello accorto gridò: «Corri al varco; Run to the passage: while he is in a fury,<br />

mentre ch'e' 'nfuria, è buon che tu ti cale». it is time for you to descend.<br />

INF C12 28-30 / KLINE<br />

So we made our way, downwards, over the landslide of stones, that often shifted beneath my feet, from the<br />

unaccustomed weight.<br />

THEY WALK AND DANTE LOOKS INTO THE BACKSTAGE GLOOM.<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C12 31-33 / DANTE INF C12 31-33 / KLINE<br />

Io gia pensando; e quei disse: «Tu pensi I went thoughtfully, and he said: Perhaps you are<br />

forse a questa ruina, ch'è guardata contemplating this fallen mass of rock, guarded<br />

da quell' ira bestial ch'i' ora spensi. by the bestial anger that I quelled a moment ago.<br />

INF C12 34-36 / DANTE<br />

Or vo' che sappi che l'altra fïata I would have you know that the The previous time<br />

ch'i' discesi qua giù nel basso inferno, I came down here to the deep Inferno,<br />

questa roccia non era ancor cascata. this spill had not yet fallen.<br />

INF C12 37-39 / DANTE<br />

Ma certo poco pria, se ben discerno, But, if I discern the truth, the deep and loathsome<br />

che venisse colui che la gran preda valley, shook, not long before He<br />

levò a Dite del cerchio superno, came to take the great ones of the highest circle,<br />

HE: CHRIST<br />

INF C12 40-42 / DANTE<br />

da tutte parti l'alta valle feda so that I thought the universe<br />

tremò sì, ch'i' pensai che l'universo thrilled with love, by which<br />

sentisse amor, per lo qual è chi creda as some believe<br />

AS SOME BELIEVE: EMPEDOCLES<br />

DANTE notes:<br />

INF C12 40-42 / DANTE INF C12 40-42 / KLINE<br />

da tutte parti l'alta valle feda so that I thought the universe<br />

tremò sì, ch'i' pensai che l'universo thrilled with love, by which<br />

sentisse amor, per lo qual è chi creda as some believe<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C12 43-45 / DANTE INF C12 43-45 / KLINE<br />

più volte il mondo in caòsso converso; the world has often been overwhelmed by chaos.<br />

e in quel punto questa vecchia roccia, In that moment ancient rocks,<br />

qui e altrove, tal fece riverso. here and elsewhere, tumbled.<br />

THE CENTAURS

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