libertà va cercando, ch’è sì cara, come sa chi per lei vita rifiuta.He seeketh Liberty, which is so dear, As knoweth he who life for her refuses.
Translation in the cited editionDante Alighieri · Purgatorio
Read the saying and check its sourcesHe seeketh Liberty, which is so dear, As knoweth he who life for her refuses.
Dante Alighieri · Purgatorio
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- Dante Alighieri · La Divina Commedia · Canto I, vv. 71–72
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