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Truly whatever of the holy realm I had the power to treasure in my mind Shall now
become the subject of my song . O good Apollo , for this last emprise Make of me
such a vessel of thy power As giving the beloved laurel asks ! One summit of ...
Truly whatever of the holy realm I had the power to treasure in my mind Shall now
become the subject of my song . O good Apollo , for this last emprise Make of me
such a vessel of thy power As giving the beloved laurel asks ! One summit of ...
Page 7
... for their cause , Never before with such acuteness felt ; Whence she , who saw
me as I saw myself , 85 To quiet in me my perturbed mind , Opened her mouth ,
ere I did mine to ask , 80 91 96 100 And she began : “ Thou makest 7 PARADISO.
... for their cause , Never before with such acuteness felt ; Whence she , who saw
me as I saw myself , 85 To quiet in me my perturbed mind , Opened her mouth ,
ere I did mine to ask , 80 91 96 100 And she began : “ Thou makest 7 PARADISO.
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31 35 40 Towards me turning , blithe as beautiful , Said unto me : “ Fix gratefully
thy mind On God , who unto the first star has brought us . ' It seemed to me a
cloud encompassed us , Luminous , dense , consolidate and bright As adamant
on ...
31 35 40 Towards me turning , blithe as beautiful , Said unto me : “ Fix gratefully
thy mind On God , who unto the first star has brought us . ' It seemed to me a
cloud encompassed us , Luminous , dense , consolidate and bright As adamant
on ...
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I was a virgin sister in the world ; And if thy mind doth contemplate me well , The
being more fair will not conceal me from thee , But thou shalt recognize I am
Piccarda , Who , stationed here among these other blessed , 50 Myself am
blessed in ...
I was a virgin sister in the world ; And if thy mind doth contemplate me well , The
being more fair will not conceal me from thee , But thou shalt recognize I am
Piccarda , Who , stationed here among these other blessed , 50 Myself am
blessed in ...
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To speak thus is adapted to your mind , Since only through the sense it
apprehendeth What then it worthy makes of intellect . On this account the
Scripture condescends Unto your faculties , and feet and hands To God attributes
, and means ...
To speak thus is adapted to your mind , Since only through the sense it
apprehendeth What then it worthy makes of intellect . On this account the
Scripture condescends Unto your faculties , and feet and hands To God attributes
, and means ...
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| Title | The Divine Comedy, Volume 11 Volumes 9-11 of Longfellow, H.W. Complete writings The Divine Comedy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Translated by | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 305 pages |
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