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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri

Note 262 — CANTO V.

James Romanes Sibbald translation

Doves: The motion of the tempest-driven shades is compared to the flight of birds—starlings, cranes, and doves. This last simile prepares us for the tenderness of Francesca’s tale.

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