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Too dark the place and too inscrutable
where mortal men their deepest thoughts control.

— Torquato Tasso Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)

Chè 'n parte troppo cupa, e troppo interna
Il pensier de' mortali occulto giace.

Original text (Italian)

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Canto V, stanza 41 (tr. Wickert)

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