“Between his legs were hanging down his entrails;
His heart was visible, and the dismal sack
that maketh excrement of what is eaten.”
Canto XXVIII, lines 25–27 (tr. Longfellow).
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno
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Tra le gambe pendevan le minugia; la corata pareva e 'l tristo sacco che merda fa di quel che si trangugia.
The Divine Comedy (c. 1308–1321), Inferno
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