“Pride, Envy, and Avarice are
the three sparks that have set these hearts on fire.”
Canto VI, lines 74–75 (tr. Sinclair).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno
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Superbia, invidia e avarizia sono le tre faville c'hanno i cuori accesi.
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno
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