She is the sum of nature's universe.
To her perfection all of beauty tends.
• Chapter XIV, lines 49–50 (tr. Barbara Reynolds)
To her perfection all of beauty tends.
• Chapter XIV, lines 49–50 (tr. Barbara Reynolds)
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Ella è quanto de ben pò far natura;
per essemplo di lei bieltà si prova.
— Dante Alighieri
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ella è quanto de ben pò far natura;
per essemplo di lei bieltà si prova." in the context of "She is the sum of nature's universe.
To her perfection all of beauty tends.
• Chapter XIV, lines 49–50 (tr. Barbara Reynolds)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dante Alighieri" (Quotes, La Vita Nuova (1293))
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About Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
About Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (c. 30 May 1265 – 13 September 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.
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