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Reproaches of Beatrice and Con . fession of Dante . — The Passage of Lethe .
CANTO XIX . Dante's Dream of the Siren . - The Fifth Circle . - The Avaricious and
Prodigal . — Pope Adrian V. 308 349 CANTO XXXII . The Tree of Knowledge 352
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Reproaches of Beatrice and Con . fession of Dante . — The Passage of Lethe .
CANTO XIX . Dante's Dream of the Siren . - The Fifth Circle . - The Avaricious and
Prodigal . — Pope Adrian V. 308 349 CANTO XXXII . The Tree of Knowledge 352
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Not foliage green , but of a dusky colour , Not branches smooth , but gnarled and
intertangled , Not apple - trees were there , but thorns with poison . Such tangled
thickets have not , nor so dense , Those savage wild beasts , that in hatred hold ...
Not foliage green , but of a dusky colour , Not branches smooth , but gnarled and
intertangled , Not apple - trees were there , but thorns with poison . Such tangled
thickets have not , nor so dense , Those savage wild beasts , that in hatred hold ...
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Men once we were , and now are changed to trees ; Indeed , thy hand should be
more pitiful , Even if the souls of serpents we had been . " As out of a green brand
, that is on fire At one of the ends , and from the other drips And hisses with the ...
Men once we were , and now are changed to trees ; Indeed , thy hand should be
more pitiful , Even if the souls of serpents we had been . " As out of a green brand
, that is on fire At one of the ends , and from the other drips And hisses with the ...
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... and a forest tree ; The Harpies , feeding then upon its leaves , Do pain create ,
and for the pain an outlet . Like others for our spoils shall we return ; But not that
any one may them revest , For ' tis not just to have what one casts off . llere we ...
... and a forest tree ; The Harpies , feeding then upon its leaves , Do pain create ,
and for the pain an outlet . Like others for our spoils shall we return ; But not that
any one may them revest , For ' tis not just to have what one casts off . llere we ...
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Ivy was never fastened by its barbs Unto a tree so , as this horrible reptile Upon
the other's limbs entwined its own . Then they stuck close , as if of heated wax
They had been made , and intermixed their colour ; Nor one nor other seemed
now ...
Ivy was never fastened by its barbs Unto a tree so , as this horrible reptile Upon
the other's limbs entwined its own . Then they stuck close , as if of heated wax
They had been made , and intermixed their colour ; Nor one nor other seemed
now ...
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| 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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