Jiang says the poem prepares readers to weep at the eventual separation between Dante and Virgil by steadily deepening their mutual affection.
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Affection
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"conflict between the two but there's also real deep affection between the two and it's very much real okay and and we know what's..."
"...of those spirits moving forward in order to embrace me. His affection. So great that I was moved to. Mine. I'm his welcome."
"All right. So this is showing the affection between Ser Brunetto and Dante. But this raises a really huge problem for us. Does Dante..."
"...day of the sun the light of the world with such affection that he made mine gaze still more ardently."
"...power to help you. And do you follow me with your affection? So may my words and your heart share one way. And he..."
"...companion and each unto the other murmuring and circling offers its affection so did i see both those great and glorious princes give greeting..."
"...to us with such devotion, my holy sister, with your warm affection, you have released me from that lovely sphere. So after he had..."
"they are conceived the good affections are strengthened by pity indignation terror and sorrow and the exact calm is prolonged from the satiety of..."
"...love -hungry little girl, unhappy at having to share her parents' affection with her brothers and sisters, realizes that all that tenderness comes flowing..."
"...them to lay aside their feelings of resentment and give their affections to those whom fortune had made masters of their persons. An injury..."
"...love -hungry little girl, unhappy at having to share her parents' affection with her brothers and sisters, realizes that all that tenderness comes flowing..."
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