The Divine Comedy, Volume 10Crowell, 1897 - 476 pages |
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Page vii
... gives the reader a similar feeling of wandering and wandering , onward and onward . Of the diction I can only say that it is Dantesque even in that in which the Florentine must be pre- ferred to our own English giant ( Milton ) ...
... gives the reader a similar feeling of wandering and wandering , onward and onward . Of the diction I can only say that it is Dantesque even in that in which the Florentine must be pre- ferred to our own English giant ( Milton ) ...
Page viii
... give a new impulse to the study of the Divine Poet . 1 Most of the parallel passages and quotations are taken from Cary . In the Hell , - especially the earlier Cantos , - I have also taken a few of his historical and interpretative ...
... give a new impulse to the study of the Divine Poet . 1 Most of the parallel passages and quotations are taken from Cary . In the Hell , - especially the earlier Cantos , - I have also taken a few of his historical and interpretative ...
Page x
... give signs of awakening life . With the growth of the cities came hostility between them and the nobles . The latter had lived for the most part in mountain fortresses until the prosperity of the towns allured them thither . There were ...
... give signs of awakening life . With the growth of the cities came hostility between them and the nobles . The latter had lived for the most part in mountain fortresses until the prosperity of the towns allured them thither . There were ...
Page xii
... gives up his dearest hopes rather than humble him- self before injustice . But side by side with fierce hatred of his ... give and take his share of hard blows when necessary . In the battle of Campaldino , June 11 , 1289 , in which the ...
... gives up his dearest hopes rather than humble him- self before injustice . But side by side with fierce hatred of his ... give and take his share of hard blows when necessary . In the battle of Campaldino , June 11 , 1289 , in which the ...
Page xx
... gives no detail of her appearance , the color of her eyes or hair , whether she is tall or slender , but only the effect of her beauty on the passers - by when she appears in the street . And yet here and there we do get a glimpse of ...
... gives no detail of her appearance , the color of her eyes or hair , whether she is tall or slender , but only the effect of her beauty on the passers - by when she appears in the street . And yet here and there we do get a glimpse of ...
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angels answered Arezzo ARGUMENT beam Beatrice beauty began behold beneath blessed Brunetto Latini Cacciaguida Cæsar called CANTO Cary Charles of Anjou Christ Church circle Convito cried Dante Dante's death descend desire died Divine Comedy dost doth E'en earth Empyrean eternal evil eyes faith fell flame Florence gaze Ghibellines glory grace grief Guelphs and Ghibellines Guido hath hear heard heart heaven Hell hence holy King lady light living look Malebolge mayst mind mortal moved ne'er o'er original Ovid Paradise pass Pharsalia Philip the Fair Piccarda Pistoia poem Poet Primum Mobile Purg Purgatory replied round seemed sight smile song sonnet soul spake speak speech spirit stars Statius stream sweet tell thee thence thine things thou hast thought translation truth turned unto Virgil virtue voice weeping whence Wherefore words ΙΟ
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Page xvii - Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Leads't thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?
Page 5 - O vos omnes qui transitis per viam, attendite et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus," and to pray them to stay and hear me.
Page 371 - Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page xxv - But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God : and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Page 43 - I labor all I can, as she well knoweth. Wherefore if it be His pleasure through whom is the life of all things, that my life continue with me a few years, it is my hope that I shall yet write concerning her what hath not before been written of any woman.
Page 27 - I FELT a spirit of love begin to stir Within my heart, long time unfelt till then ; And saw Love coming towards me, fair and fain (That I scarce knew him for his joyful cheer), Saying,
Page 462 - Here vigor failed the towering fantasy : But yet the will rolled onward, like a wheel In even motion, by the love impelled, That moves the sun in heaven and all the stars.
Page 451 - Twixt gladness and, amaze, In sooth no will had I to utter aught, Or hear. And, as a pilgrim, when he rests Within the temple of his vow, looks round In breathless awe, and hopes some time to tell Of all its goodly state ; e'en so mine eyes Coursed up and down along the living light, Now low, and now aloft, and now around, Visiting every step. Looks I beheld, Where charity in soft persuasion sat ; Smiles from within, and radiance from above; And, in each gesture, grace and honour high.
Page 55 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods, or to reside In thrilling regions of thick-ribbed ice...
Page 458 - Here thou to us, of charity and love, Art, as the noon-day torch ; and art, beneath, To mortal men, of hope a living spring. So mighty art thou, lady, and so great...