stravolse

Updated: May 29, 2025

or the slain warrior who, while "lying on his bleeding breast," contrives to "stare ghastly and grimly on the skies." As to this last exploit, we can only say, as Dante did on a similar occasion, "Forse per forza gia di' parlasia Si stravolse cosi alcun del tutto Ma io nol vidi, ne credo che sia."

Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay - Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2