Inferno I, 31-36
figure walking toward void
e non mi si partia dinanzi al volto,
And never moved she from before my face,
black void in grass
anzi 'mpediva tanto il mio cammino,
Nay, rather did impede so much my way,
robed figure gesturing
ch'i' fui per ritornar più volte vòlto.
That many times I to return had turned.
open book with pen
Ed ecco, quasi al cominciar de l'erta,
And lo! almost where the ascent began,
dried fish on cloth
una lonza leggera e presta molto,
A panther light and swift exceedingly,
crow on wooden post
che di pel macolato era coverta;
Which with a spotted skin was covered o'er!