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If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of a glorious haven. — Dante Alighieri

Poem · Narrative poem · Epic poem · Religious literature

If thou follow thy star, thou canst not fail of a glorious haven.

In the original Latin

Se tu segui tua stella, non puoi fallire a glorïoso porto

Dante Alighieri
Inferno · 1321
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Topic
Destiny
Genre
Narrative poemEpic poemReligious literature
Medium
Poem
Time
1321Middle Ages
Person
Dante Alighieri
Provenance
Current citation
Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Original citation
Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno [Hell]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

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