How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft.
• Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio (c. 1321), canto 8, ll. 77–78 (tr. H. F. Cary, 1814)
• Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio (c. 1321), canto 8, ll. 77–78 (tr. H. F. Cary, 1814)
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Quanto in femmina fuoco d'amor dura, Se l'occhio o 'l tatto spesso nol raccende.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quanto in femmina fuoco d'amor dura, Se l'occhio o 'l tatto spesso nol raccende." in the context of "How long in women lasts the flame of love, If sight and touch do not relume it oft.
• Dante Alighieri, Purgatorio (c. 1321), canto 8, ll. 77–78 (tr. H. F. Cary, 1814)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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