“To the right hand I turned, and fixed my mind
Upon the other pole, and saw four stars
Ne'er seen before save by the primal people.”

Canto I, lines 22–24 (tr. Longfellow).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Purgatorio

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I' mi volsi a man destra, e puosi mente a l'altro polo, e vidi quattro stelle viste mai fuor ch'a la prima gente.

The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Purgatorio

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Italian poet 1265–1321

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