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VIRGIL POINTS DOWN.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C4 19-21 / DANTE INF C4 19-21 / KLINE<br />
Ed elli a me: «L'angoscia de le genti And he to me: The anguish of the people,<br />
che son qua giù, nel viso mi dipigne here below, brings that look of pity to my face,<br />
quella pietà che tu per tema senti. that you mistake for fear.<br />
INF C4 22-24 / DANTE<br />
Andiam, ché la via lunga ne sospigne». Let us go, for the length of our journey demands<br />
Così si mise e così mi fé intrare it. So he entered, and so he made me enter,<br />
nel primo cerchio che l'abisso cigne. into the first circle that surrounds the abyss.<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C4 22 / DANTE INF C4 22 / KLINE<br />
Andiam, ché la via lunga ne sospigne». Let us go, for the length of our journey<br />
THEY DESCEND THE → R → AND EMERGE ONTO THE → L → .<br />
THE UNBAPTISED<br />
♫SIGHING: SORROW, NOT TORMENT * * * * * * * * * *<br />
INF C4 22 from INF C4 25-30<br />
INF C4 25-30 / KLINE<br />
Here there was no sound to be heard, except the sighing, that made the eternal air tremble, and it came from the<br />
sorrow of the vast and varied crowds of children, of women, and of men, free of torment.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C4 31-33 / DANTE INF C4 31-33 / KLINE<br />
Lo buon maestro a me: «Tu non dimandi The good Master said to me: ‘You do not demand<br />
che spiriti son questi che tu vedi? to know who these spirits are that you see?<br />
Or vo' che sappi, innanzi che più andi, I want you to learn, before you go further,<br />
INF C4 34-36 / DANTE<br />
ch'ei non peccaro; e s'elli hanno mercedi, that they had no sin, yet, though they have worth, it<br />
is<br />
non basta, perché non ebber battesmo, not sufficient, because they were not baptised, and<br />
ch'è porta de la fede che tu credi; baptism is the gateway to the faith that you believe<br />
in.<br />
DANTE notes:<br />
INF C4 35 / DANTE INF C4 35 / KLINE<br />
non basta, perché non ebber battesmo, not sufficient, because they were not baptised, and<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C4 37-39 / DANTE INF C4 37-39 / KLINE<br />
e s 'e' furon dinanzi al cristianesmo, Since they lived before Christianity,<br />
non adorar debitamente a Dio: they did not worship God correctly,<br />
e di questi cotai son io medesmo. and I myself am one of them.<br />
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