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Before 1000?
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Yes, before 1000.

121  Or se tu l'occhio de la mente trani
122  di luce in luce dietro a le mie lode,
123  già de l'ottava con sete rimani.
 
124  Per vedere ogni ben dentro vi gode
125  l'anima santa che 'l mondo fallace
126  fa manifesto a chi di lei ben ode.
 
127  Lo corpo ond'ella fu cacciata giace
128  giuso in Cieldauro; ed essa da martiro
129  e da essilio venne a questa pace.
[My Italian is terrible, but I still think I found the right lines. And while I remember: Thanks again for your nice message on my birthday!]
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OK, I think there are enough hints for a positive identification: Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius.
 
My Italian is equally bad and even being married to a half-Italian wife would be of little help here since she has been brought up in Dutch. But I know just enough to recognize some words indicating that these lines from Dante's La Divina Commedia correspond quite well with the English translation in the Wiki entry. Here is a more appropriate translation of Paradiso: Canto X.
 
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I had a hunch that Dante could help you. Very well done again!
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On to the next: Real person, Female, Deceased.
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Did she die before 1900?
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No, not before 1900.
 
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Before 1970?

Thanks for the link; I’ll dig into it when I have the time. The Swedish translation I have isn’t half bad either, and Boëthius is of course mentioned in the notes.
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No, not before 1970.
 
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European?
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Yes, European.
 
She owed $500 to a guy with short legs.


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British?
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No, not British.
Laurels.
 


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From a Mediterranean country?
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Yes, she is from a Mediterranean country.
 
Respectable ladies and young women may have a problem when they want to swim.


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French?
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No, not French.
 
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Well, that’s Greek. Was she Greek, then?
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I knew that that would be your next question, but the answer is: No LOL.
 
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Seems like I’m out of luck with my googling today. But the Greek clue may also refer to another country: Cypriot?
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