Poet who wrote "In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost" Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, December 4, 2016 · 100-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, December 4, 2016.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · December 4, 2016 · 100-Down · 5 letters
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an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
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