Dante, how to Know HimBobbs-Merrill Company, 1916 - 387 páginas |
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Acheron angels answered appeared art thou beast Beatrice beautiful began behold beneath blessed Brunetto Brunetto Latini Cacciaguida CANTO Casentino Charon Christ Church circle creatures cried Dante Dante's dark death descend Divine Comedy dost doth drew Eagle Earth Empyrean eternal evil eyes face faith father fear feet fire flame flesh Florence gaze Geryon ghosts Giotto glory grace hand hast hath head hear heard heart Heaven Hell holy human Judas Iscariot Justinian lady light living look Malebolge master mind mortal mountain moved never passage Peter Damian Phlegyas poet prayer punished Purgatory replied round Sabellus says seemed shade side sight smile Sordello soul speak sphere spirit stars Statius sweet tell thee Thereat things thou art thought tongue torment truth turned unto valley Virgil voice weeping whence wings words yonder
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Página 25 - THROUGH me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric moved: To rear me was the task of power divine, 5 Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.* Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, and eternal I endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here.
Página 44 - Had we the Monarch of the universe Our friend, his peace for thee should be our quest, As thou hast pity on our pain perverse. Whatever thou to speak and hear may list, We will give ear to, and will speak to thee, So long as yet the blast remaineth whist. The land where I was born is by the sea, Upon the margin, where descendeth Po, With all his followers, at peace to be.
Página 45 - Seized him by that fair person, which, it grieves Me still to think, I was despoiled of so. Love, who from loving none beloved reprieves, So kindled me to work his will again, That still, thou seest, my side he never leaves. Love led us to one death ; the place of Cain Awaiteth him, by whom in life we bled.
Página 44 - O spirits harassed, Come and speak with us here, if none reprove." As doves that, by affection called, with spread And moveless wings to their sweet nest repair, Through the air gliding, by volition sped ; Thus from the troop, which Dido holds, they fare, Approaching us across the air malign, So strong the loving call had reached them there.
Página 46 - As one that speaks and weeps I shall relate. One day we had been reading for delight Of Lancelot, how love had him compelled ; We were alone together, dreadless quite. This reading many a time our eyes had held Upon each other, and our cheeks made pale ; One only passage our endurance quelled ; For when the smile desired, in our tale, Was kissed by such a great and loving one, This man, who never from my side can fail, Kissed me, all quivering, my mouth upon. The book, the author, Pandar's trade...
Página 57 - ... hand, Which is concealed, as by the sward the snake. Your wisdom can against her make no stand ; She judges and foresees, and aye pursues Her sway, like every god in his command. Her revolutions have no pause nor truce; Her swiftness from necessity is wrung; So many be they who for change have use. And she it is who should on cross be hung, As many tell, who blame her much amiss, Where they should praise, with foul and wicked tongue. But she is happy, hearing naught of this, Among the glad first-born...
Página 45 - So kindled me to work his will again, That still, thou seest, my side he never leaves. Love led us to one death ; the place of Cain Awaiteth him, by whom in life we bled." These words proceeded to us from the twain. When I the wounded spirits heard, my head I hung adown, and sometime kept it low, Until,
Página 46 - thine agonies So pierce me, I can weep for woe and ruth ; But tell me, at the time of your sweet sighs, How love, and, by what token, did concede That you the dubious passions might surprise?
Página 25 - Twas Justice did my most high Author move, And I have been the work of Power divine, Of supreme Wisdom, and of primal Love. No creature has an elder date than mine, Unless eternal, and I have no end. O you that enter me, all hope resign.