A pale sandy path curves around dark rocks and disappears into soft gray mist.

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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

Moving again, I tried the lonely slope- my firm foot was always the one below.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker resumes travelling and takes a solitary, uphill way, noting the firm supporting foot always stayed lower. The image conveys slow, laboured progress: each step upward is anchored by the foot behind, making the climb feel unhurried, difficult and lonely.

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