Inferno I, 13-18
filing cabinet with open drawers
guardai in alto e vidi le sue spalle
Upward I looked, and I beheld its shoulders,
arched window with figure
vestite già de' raggi del pianeta
Vested already with that planet's rays
roll-top desk
che mena dritto altrui per ogne calle.
Which leadeth others right by every road.
brass candlestick
Ma poi ch'i' fui al piè d'un colle giunto,
But after I had reached a mountain's foot,
ink bottle
là dove terminava quella valle
At that point where the valley terminated,
wax seals on papers
che m'avea di paura il cor compunto,
Which had with consternation pierced my heart,