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Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1 Quotes: For whence did Dante get the material for his hell, if not from this actual world of ours? And indeed he made a downright hell of it.
         

For whence did Dante get the material for his hell, if not from this actual world of ours? And indeed he made a downright hell of it.


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For whence did Dante get the material for his hell, if not from this actual world of ours? And indeed he made a downright hell of it.
         



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