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I accidentally bought a "New Verse" translation of the Divine Comedy.

>> No.20425586

>>20425581
a what? what's that? douchebags

>> No.20425589
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20425589

>accidentally bought an old power top translation of the divine comedy

>> No.20425627

>I accidentally bought a Melvin translation of the Divine Comedy

>> No.20425652

>>20425586
A translation to Modern English.

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>>20425581
>accidentally bought the emoji translation of romeo & juliet

>> No.20425689

>>20425581
The first translation I read tried to make it sound like the King James bible. I can’t remember who it was, but it was a early 20th century British translator, so he had no reason to be using thou and thy.

>> No.20427392

>>20425581
Okay, and?

>> No.20427411

>>20427392
Keep silent pleb