#224
Identity (the first)
[Beatrice Portinari]
An Image has identity;
It exists in the world of time,
Like Beatrice, real woman,
Human--majestic and sublime.
(b. 1266 d. 1290)
"Guardaci ben! Ben son, ben son Beatrici."
"Look at me well: indeed I am, indeed I am
Beatrice." [Purgatorio: xxx: 73]