The Divine Comedy [Divina Commedia], Book 1 "Inferno," Canto 12, l. 87 (12.87) [Virgil] (1309) [tr. Sinclair (1939)] - Dante Alighieri | WIST Quotations
Necessity brings him here, not pleasure. [Necessità 'l ci 'nduce, e non diletto.] Explaining why a living mortal is wandering around Hell. (Source (Italian)). Alternate translations: Necessity, not Choice, has brought him here. [tr. Rogers (1782)] 'Twas fate compell'd him, no profane delight. [tr. Boyd (1802), st. 13] Thereto induc’d…
