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... Finally, what is Reason? You have often asked me; and this is my answer:     Whene'er the mist, that stands 'twixt God and thee,     [Sublimates] to a pure transparency,     That intercepts no light and adds no stain     There Reason is, and then begins her reign!     But alas!     ------`tu stesso, ti fai grosso     Col falso immaginar, s che non vedi     Ci che vedresti, se l'avessi scosso.'     (Dante, Paradiso, Canto 1, lines 88-90)

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"... Finally, what is Reason? You have often asked me; and this is my answer:..."

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