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Still desiring, we live without hope.

Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri
Age: 56 †
Born: 1265
Born: June 6
Died: 1321
Died: September 22
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Intellectual
Lyricist
Philosopher
Poet
Political Theorist
Politician
Prosaist
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Florence
Tuscany
Dante
Durante degli Alighieri
Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri
Desiring
Hope
Stills
Still
Live
Without

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