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DANTE SPEAKS WITH ANGER AND DISGUST.
DANTE:
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Io vidi già cavalier muover campo, I have seen cavalry moving camp, before now,
e cominciare stormo e far lor mostra, starting a foray, holding muster,
e talvolta partir per loro scampo; and now and then retiring to escape;
I HAVE SEEN: DANTE INDICATES HE WAS PRESENT AT THE SURRENDER OF THE PISAN FORTRESS OF CAPRONA, BESIEGED BY
THE TUSCAN GUELPHS IN AUGUST 1289.
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corridor vidi per la terra vostra, I have seen war-horses, on your territory,
o Aretini, e vidi gir gualdane, O Aretines, and seen the foraging parties,
fedir torneamenti e correr giostra; the clash of tournaments, and repeated jousts;
ARETINES: DANTE INDICATES THAT HE SAW THE CAMPAIGNING IN ARETINE TERRITORY IN 1289.
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quando con trombe, e quando con campane, now with trumpets, now with bells,
con tamburi e con cenni di castella, with drums and rampart signals,
e con cose nostrali e con istrane; with native and foreign devices,
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né già con sì diversa cennamella but I never yet saw infantry or cavalry,
cavalier vidi muover né pedoni, or ship at sight of shore or star,
né nave a segno di terra o di stella. move to such an obscene trumpet.
HE STANDS STERNLY FOR A MOMENT, THEN STARTS TO SMILE, TURNS ROUND TO HIDE IT AND DESCENDS
THE → R → .
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DANTE DESCENDS THE → L → OR EMERGES FROM BACKSTAGE. HE GIVES THE PROSE VERSION [INF C22
13-36] OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED, THEN CLOSES THE USEABLE PART OF THE CANTO WITH HIS VERSE.
DANTE: & DANTE:
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Noi andavam con li diece demoni. We went with the ten demons: ah, savage
company!
Ahi fiera compagnia! ma ne la chiesa But, they They say: “In church with the saints,
coi santi, e in taverna coi ghiottoni. and in the inn with the drunkards.”
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Pur a la pegola era la mia 'ntesa, But my mind was on the boiling pitch,
per veder de la bolgia ogne contegno to see each feature of the chasm,
e de la gente ch'entro v'era incesa. and the people who were burning in it.
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Come i dalfini, quando fanno segno Like dolphins, arching their backs,
a' marinar con l'arco de la schiena telling the sailors to get ready
che s'argomentin di campar lor legno, to save their ship,
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