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The Avaricious and Prodigal . — Pope Adrian V. 308 349 CANTO XXXII . The
Tree of Knowledge 352 CANTO XX . Hugh Capet . -The Earthquake 311 CANTO
XXXIII . The River Eunoë CANTO XXI . The Poet Statius . . 356 315 CANTO XXII ...
The Avaricious and Prodigal . — Pope Adrian V. 308 349 CANTO XXXII . The
Tree of Knowledge 352 CANTO XX . Hugh Capet . -The Earthquake 311 CANTO
XXXIII . The River Eunoë CANTO XXI . The Poet Statius . . 356 315 CANTO XXII ...
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... Julio was I born , though it was late , And lived at Rome under the good
Augustus , During the time of false and lying gods . A poet was I , and I sang that
just Son of Anchises , who came forth from Troy , After that Ilion the superb was
burned .
... Julio was I born , though it was late , And lived at Rome under the good
Augustus , During the time of false and lying gods . A poet was I , and I sang that
just Son of Anchises , who came forth from Troy , After that Ilion the superb was
burned .
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And I to him : “ Poet , I thee entreat , By that same God whom thou didst never
know , So that I may escape this woe and worse , Thou wouldst conduct me there
where thou hast said , That I may see the portal of Saint Peter , And those thou ...
And I to him : “ Poet , I thee entreat , By that same God whom thou didst never
know , So that I may escape this woe and worse , Thou wouldst conduct me there
where thou hast said , That I may see the portal of Saint Peter , And those thou ...
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That one is Homer , Poet sovereign ; He who comes next is Horace , the satirist ;
The third is Ovid , and the last is Lucan . Because to each of these with me
applies The name that solitary voice proclaimed , They do me honour , and in that
do ...
That one is Homer , Poet sovereign ; He who comes next is Horace , the satirist ;
The third is Ovid , and the last is Lucan . Because to each of these with me
applies The name that solitary voice proclaimed , They do me honour , and in that
do ...
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Dante Alighieri. Thereon he hid himself ; and I towards The ancient poet turned
my steps , reflecting Upon that saying , which seemed hostile to me . He moved
along ; and afterward , thus going , He said to me , “ Why art thou so bewildered ?
Dante Alighieri. Thereon he hid himself ; and I towards The ancient poet turned
my steps , reflecting Upon that saying , which seemed hostile to me . He moved
along ; and afterward , thus going , He said to me , “ Why art thou so bewildered ?
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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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