At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain; the language of our sens…

Dante Alighieri
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At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain; the language of our sense and memory lacks the vocabulary of such pain. ✨ Dante Alighieri (1982). The Inferno: A Verse Rendering for the Modern Reader by John Ciardi, Signet
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At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain; the language of our sense and memory lacks the vocabulary of such pain. ✨ Dante Alighieri (1982). The Inferno: A Verse Rendering for the Modern Reader by John Ciardi, Signet

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