“This most gracious lady of whom I have spoken in the preceding poems came into such widespread favor that, when she walked down the street, people ran to see her. When she passed by someone, such modesty filled his heart that he did not dare to raise his eyes or to return her greeting.”
More from Dante Alighieri
“The path to paradise begins in hell.”
“I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath.”
“The devil is not as black as he is painted.”
“To me, the whole world is a homeland, like the sea to fish.”