When Dante and Virgil enter the fourth ring of the winding path up Purgatory Mountain, they meet a band of souls weeping and racing at once, “galloping for good will and righteous love.” Before they can ask a single question, they hear these heartening words:
“Come on, come on, don’t let time slip away
for lukewarm love!” cried those who ran nearby.
“Zea…
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