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Page 14
Hence he drew forth the shade of the First Parent , And that of his son Abel , and
of Noah , Of Moses the lawgiver , and the obedient Abraham , patriarch , and
David , king , Israel with his father and his children , And Rachel , for whose sake
he ...
Hence he drew forth the shade of the First Parent , And that of his son Abel , and
of Noah , Of Moses the lawgiver , and the obedient Abraham , patriarch , and
David , king , Israel with his father and his children , And Rachel , for whose sake
he ...
Page 15
... and saw the King Latinus , Who with Lavinia his daughter sat ; I saw that Brutus
who drove Tarquin forth , Lucretia , Julia , Marcia , and Cornelia , And saw alone ,
apart , the Saladin . When I had lifted up my brows a little , The Master I beheld ...
... and saw the King Latinus , Who with Lavinia his daughter sat ; I saw that Brutus
who drove Tarquin forth , Lucretia , Julia , Marcia , and Cornelia , And saw alone ,
apart , the Saladin . When I had lifted up my brows a little , The Master I beheld ...
Page 26
How many are esteemed great kings up there , Who here shall be like unto swine
in mire , Leaving behind them horrible dispraises ! ” And I : “ My Master , much
should I be pleased , If I could see him soused into this broth , Before we issue ...
How many are esteemed great kings up there , Who here shall be like unto swine
in mire , Leaving behind them horrible dispraises ! ” And I : “ My Master , much
should I be pleased , If I could see him soused into this broth , Before we issue ...
Page 45
Then he turned round to me with better lip , Saying : “ One of the Seven Kings
was he Who Thebes besieged , and held , and seems to hold God in disdain ,
and little seems to prize him ; But , as I said to him , his own despites Are for his
breast ...
Then he turned round to me with better lip , Saying : “ One of the Seven Kings
was he Who Thebes besieged , and held , and seems to hold God in disdain ,
and little seems to prize him ; But , as I said to him , his own despites Are for his
breast ...
Page 61
New Jason will he be , of whom we read In Maccabees ; and as his king was
pliant , So he who governs France shall be to this one . " I do not know if I were
here too bold , That him I answered only in this metre : “ I pray thee tell me now
how ...
New Jason will he be , of whom we read In Maccabees ; and as his king was
pliant , So he who governs France shall be to this one . " I do not know if I were
here too bold , That him I answered only in this metre : “ I pray thee tell me now
how ...
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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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