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It was evening here, But upon earth the very noon of night.

It was evening here, But upon earth the very noon of night.

Approximate author period: c. 1293 AD · medieval

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Author or tradition
Dante
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Approximate author period: c. 1293 AD · medieval
author lifetime midpoint (1265–1321)
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Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)

Printed page 512 · quotation 19 · Dante · Purgatorio. Canto XV. L. 5.

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