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Page 76
... arms he opened , after some advisement Within himself elected , looking first Well at the ruin , and laid hold of me . And even as he who acts and meditates , For aye it seems that he provides beforehand , So upward lifting me towards ...
... arms he opened , after some advisement Within himself elected , looking first Well at the ruin , and laid hold of me . And even as he who acts and meditates , For aye it seems that he provides beforehand , So upward lifting me towards ...
Page 79
... arms another , and rebound him , Clinching itself together so in front , That with them he could not a motion make Pistoia , ah , Pistoia ! why resolve not To burn thyself to ashes and so perish , Since in ill - doing thou thy seed ...
... arms another , and rebound him , Clinching itself together so in front , That with them he could not a motion make Pistoia , ah , Pistoia ! why resolve not To burn thyself to ashes and so perish , Since in ill - doing thou thy seed ...
Page 80
... arms it seized ; Then thrust its teeth through one cheek and the other The hindermost it stretched upon his thighs , And put its tail through in between the two , And up behind along the reins outspread it . Ivy was never fastened by ...
... arms it seized ; Then thrust its teeth through one cheek and the other The hindermost it stretched upon his thighs , And put its tail through in between the two , And up behind along the reins outspread it . Ivy was never fastened by ...
Page 81
... arms draw inward at the armpits , And both feet of the reptile , that were short , Lengthen as much as those contracted were . Thereafter the hind feet , together twisted , Became the member that a man conceals , And of his own the ...
... arms draw inward at the armpits , And both feet of the reptile , that were short , Lengthen as much as those contracted were . Thereafter the hind feet , together twisted , Became the member that a man conceals , And of his own the ...
Page 89
... arms the old Alardo conquered , And one his limb transpierced , and one lopped off , Should show , it would be nothing to compare With the disgusting mode of the ninth Bolgia . A cask by losing centre - piece or cant Was never shattered ...
... arms the old Alardo conquered , And one his limb transpierced , and one lopped off , Should show , it would be nothing to compare With the disgusting mode of the ninth Bolgia . A cask by losing centre - piece or cant Was never shattered ...
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