N. 18. - The inscription and coat of arms of the ABATI is placed in Via dei Tavolini N. 10 near the corner of Via Calzaioli, on the spot formerly covered by the houses of the ABATI, bordering on the houses of the Della Bella and the grounds of the Church of San Bartolomeo al Corso:
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Piangendo mi sgridò: “Perchè mi peste? Se tu non vieni a crescer la vendetta Di Mont’Aperto, perchè mi moleste?” ........................ Quando un altro gridò: “Che hai tu, Bocca? Non ti basta sonar con le mascelle, Se tu non latri? Qual diavol ti tocca?” DANTE, Inferno, XXXII, 79–81, 106–108. “Wherefore dost bruise me?” weeping he exclaimed, “Unless thy errand be some fresh revenge For Mont’Aperto, wherefore troublest me?” .......................... ............. when another cried, “What ails thee, Bocca? Sound not loud enough Thy chattering teeth, but thou must bark outright? What devil wrings thee?” H. F. Cary’s translation.
Stepping through the frozen circle containing all sorts of traitors, Dante’s foot strikes against the face of one, who weeping exclaimed: “wherefore dost bruise me?” etc.—The Poet seizing his hinder scalp says: “name thee or not a hair shall tarry here.”—He still refuses to give his name—when another cried: “What ails thee Bocca” etc.—It was Bocca degli Abati who had caused the defeat of the Guelphs at Montaperto by cutting off during the engagement the hand of Giacopo del Varca dei Pazzi, bearer of the Florentine standard. The event happened in 1260.
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