There is a

Gentle
Thought
DANTE ALIGHIERI

Dante Alighieri

Born: 1265 1321, Italy

was a poet, a statesman, and a language theorist.

had two sons and one daughter with the daughter of the
famous Donati family

His First Love named Beatrice

The Father of the Italian Language

il Sommo Poeta("the Supreme Poet") andil Poeta

Divine Comedy; the greatest literary work composed in

theItalian languageand a masterpiece ofworld literature.

Vita Nuova
XXXVIII - The struggle of the heart and the soul

There is a gentle thought that

often springs
to life in me, because it speaks of
you.
Its reasoning about loves so sweet
and true,
the heart is conquered, and
accepts these things. The heart replies O, meditative
Who is this the mind enquires of
mind
the heart,
this is loves messenger and newly
who comes here to seduce our
sent
intellect?
to bring me all Loves words and
Is his power so great we must
desires.
reject
His life, and all the strength that he