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For Dante's phrase 'dolci stille' (sweet drops), see Chiamenti (Chia.1995.1), p. 178 (see also Sarteschi [{ Sart.1999.1}], p. 186), indicating a possible source in Augustine (Conf. XIII.xxx.45): 'Et audivi, domine deus meus, et elinxi stillam dulcedinis ex tua veritate' (And I heard, O Lord my God, and drank up a drop of sweetness out of Thy truth [tr. E.B. Pusey] {italics added}).