Both Uses of
digress
in
The Divine Comedy -- translated by Longfellow
- My Florence! well mayst thou contented be With this digression, which concerns thee not, Thanks to thy people who such forethought take!†
Canto 2.1-11
- But since we have digressed abundantly,
Turn back thine eyes forthwith to the right path,
So that the way be shortened with the time.
Canto 3.23-33 *digressed = a wandering from a direct or straight course
Definition:
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(digress) wander from a direct or straight course -- typically verbally