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dimmi e come amico mi perdona
Ma dimmi, e come amico mi perdona se troppa sicurta` m'allarga il freno, e come amico omai meco ragiona: come pote' trovar dentro al tuo seno loco avarizia, tra cotanto senno di quanto per tua cura fosti pieno?
— from La Divina Commedia di Dante: Complete by Dante Alighieri

double explosion caused a momentary panic
It was close enough to enable some of the former's crew to hurl a couple of bombs upon the Donibristle's deck, where they burst with little material effect, although the double explosion caused a momentary panic amongst the prostrate men in the vicinity.
— from The Third Officer: A Present-day Pirate Story by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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