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ché ciascun suo nimico era cristiano, since all his enemies were Christians,
e nessun era stato a vincer Acri and none had been to conquer Acre,
né mercatante in terra di Soldano, or been a merchant in the Sultan’s land;
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né mercatante in terra di Soldano, or been a merchant in the Sultan’s land;
GUIDO FLAME VOICE & ERATO:
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né sommo officio né ordini sacri had no regard for the highest office,
guardò in sé, né in me quel capestro nor holy orders, nor my habit of Saint Francis,
che solea fare i suoi cinti più macri. that used to make those who wore it leaner;
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but as the Emperor Constantine sought out Saint Sylvester, on Mount Soracte, to cure his leprosy, so this man called
me, as a doctor to cure his feverish pride. He demanded counsel of me, and I kept silent, since his speech seemed
drunken.
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E' poi ridisse: "Tuo cuor non sospetti; Then he said to me: “Do not be doubtful, I
absolve finor t'assolvo, e tu m'insegna fare you beforehand: and, you, teach me how to
act, so
sì come Penestrino in terra getti. that I may raze the fortress of Palestrina to the
ground.
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Lo ciel poss' io serrare e diserrare, I can open and close Heaven as you know,
come tu sai; però son due le chiavi with the two keys, that my predecessor,
che 'l mio antecessor non ebbe care". Celestine, did not prize.”
DANTE notes:
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E' poi ridisse: "Tuo cuor non sospetti; Then he said to me: “Do not be doubtful, I
absolve
finor t'assolvo, e tu m'insegna fare you beforehand: and, you, teach me how to act,
so
sì come Penestrino in terra getti. that I may raze the fortress of Palestrina to the
ground.
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Lo ciel poss' io serrare e diserrare, I can open and close Heaven as you know,
come tu sai; però son due le chiavi with the two keys, that my predecessor,
che 'l mio antecessor non ebbe care". Celestine, did not prize.”
DANTE:
LA VITA NOVA 26 SONNET / DANTE LA VITA NOVA 26 SONNET / MUSA
e par che sia una cosa venuta she seems to be a creature come from Heaven
da cielo in terra a miracol mostrare. to earth, to manifest a miracle.
GUIDO STOPS TALKING, CLEARLY PUZZLED AND VIRGIL LOOKS SHARPLY AT DANTE.
DANTE SHAKES HIS HEAD TO CLEAR IT OF THE SONNET HE IS COMPOSING.
GUIDO FLAME VOICE & ERATO:
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Allor mi pinser li argomenti gravi Then the weighty arguments forced me
là 've 'l tacer mi fu avviso 'l peggio, to consider silence worse, and I said:
e dissi: "Padre, da che tu mi lavi “Father, since you absolve me
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e dissi: "Padre, da che tu mi lavi" “Father, since you absolve me