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Page 11
And he to me : “ These things sliall all be known To thee , as soon as we our
footsteps stay Upon the dismal shore of Acheron . ” Then with mine eyes
ashamed and downward cast , Fearing my words might irksome be to him , From
speech ...
And he to me : “ These things sliall all be known To thee , as soon as we our
footsteps stay Upon the dismal shore of Acheron . ” Then with mine eyes
ashamed and downward cast , Fearing my words might irksome be to him , From
speech ...
Page 18
Soon as the wind in our direction sways them , My voice uplift I : “ O ye weary
souls ! Come speak to us , if no one interdicts it . ” As turtle doves , called onward
by desire , With open and steady wings to the sweet nest Fly through the air by
their ...
Soon as the wind in our direction sways them , My voice uplift I : “ O ye weary
souls ! Come speak to us , if no one interdicts it . ” As turtle doves , called onward
by desire , With open and steady wings to the sweet nest Fly through the air by
their ...
Page 20
Such as that dog is , who by barking craves , And quiet grows soon as his food he
gnaws , For to devour it he but thinks and struggles , The like became those
muzzles filth - begrimed Of Cerberus the demon , who so thunders Over the souls
...
Such as that dog is , who by barking craves , And quiet grows soon as his food he
gnaws , For to devour it he but thinks and struggles , The like became those
muzzles filth - begrimed Of Cerberus the demon , who so thunders Over the souls
...
Page 28
Well I perceived , as soon as the beginning He covered up with what came
afterward , That they were words quite different from the first ; But none the less
his saying gave me fear , Because I carried out the broken phrase , Perhaps to a
worse ...
Well I perceived , as soon as the beginning He covered up with what came
afterward , That they were words quite different from the first ; But none the less
his saying gave me fear , Because I carried out the broken phrase , Perhaps to a
worse ...
Page 30
Within we entered without any contest ; And I , who inclination had to see What
the condition such a fortress hoids , Soon as I was within , cast round mine eye ,
And see on every hand an ample plain , Full of distress and torment terrible .
Within we entered without any contest ; And I , who inclination had to see What
the condition such a fortress hoids , Soon as I was within , cast round mine eye ,
And see on every hand an ample plain , Full of distress and torment terrible .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Divine Comedy Classic translations from classic authors |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Publisher | Routledge, 1895 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 500 pages |
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