A Comment on the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri |
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... certainly in ex- tent or in materials . To even an Italian there is matter in this comment not to be found in other . I am the first of Dante's commentators who treat of his oriental acquirements . The ex- planation of Arabic and Hebrew ...
... certainly in ex- tent or in materials . To even an Italian there is matter in this comment not to be found in other . I am the first of Dante's commentators who treat of his oriental acquirements . The ex- planation of Arabic and Hebrew ...
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... - DANte Alighieri . He was an eldest son , and had one brother and sister . How long his mother survived , is not known : but his father certainly died during his boyhood . He had however for preceptor , Brunetto PREFACE XIII.
... - DANte Alighieri . He was an eldest son , and had one brother and sister . How long his mother survived , is not known : but his father certainly died during his boyhood . He had however for preceptor , Brunetto PREFACE XIII.
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... his Paradise Lost and Dante in his Divine Comedy . I use the first names that occur , and not certainly intending to institute a comparison between Prior and Dante . But there is nothing in our literature which PREFACE XXI.
... his Paradise Lost and Dante in his Divine Comedy . I use the first names that occur , and not certainly intending to institute a comparison between Prior and Dante . But there is nothing in our literature which PREFACE XXI.
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... the Divine Comedy . I certainly could not : and the same reasons which made me leave off attempting it before I saw the PROPHECY OF DANTE , still subsist in full vigour . Had no extracts from my version been in- serted into XXIV PREFACE.
... the Divine Comedy . I certainly could not : and the same reasons which made me leave off attempting it before I saw the PROPHECY OF DANTE , still subsist in full vigour . Had no extracts from my version been in- serted into XXIV PREFACE.
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... certainly of vying with the in- genious Commentators who explain this entire poem allegorically , I must begin by saying that the greatest part of this first Canto is a pure allegory . Without this warning it might appear so obscure ...
... certainly of vying with the in- genious Commentators who explain this entire poem allegorically , I must begin by saying that the greatest part of this first Canto is a pure allegory . Without this warning it might appear so obscure ...
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Aeneid affirm allegorical ancient Angel Antiquity appear authority avarice Beatrice beautiful Biagioli Boccaccio Canticle CANTO 11 CANTO II CANTO VII Cary celestial certainly Charon Christian Ciacco circle Comento commentators considered Convito Corso Donati Dante Dante's death descend Dino Dino Compagni Divine Comedy earth Elysium entire eternal exile factions father Florence Florentine former Francesca GANTO Greek Guido Cavalcanti guilty heart heaven Hebrew Hell Hist Homer Iliad imitation infernal Ital Italian Italy lady Landino Latin latter least less means ment merit mind mortal nature never opinion Pagan Paradise passage Paul perhaps Petrarch philosophy Phlegyas Plutus poem poet poetry Polenta Pope present punishment Purgatory quæ Ravenna render Ricc Rimini Roman Rome says Scanatus scarcely seems sorrow soul spirit sublime supra Tartarus terza rima thing tiercet tion translation truth Verona verse vestibule Virgil virtue Vita Nuova words
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Página 71 - I argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask? The conscience, friend, to have lost them overplied In liberty's defence , my noble task (0.
Página 478 - And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, my father: and he said , here I am my son. And he said, behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Página 82 - 14 years ago ( whether in the body I cannot tell, or whether out of the body I cannot tell, God knoweth ) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Página 150 - the wicked came upon me like a wide breaking in of waters; in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul, the proud waters had gone over our soul
Página 479 - By myself have I sworn , saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son; I will
Página 24 - delight, to move men to take that goodness in hand, which, without delight, they would fly as from a stranger; and teach, to make them know that goodness whereunto they are moved; which is the noblest scope to which ever any learning was directed
Página 345 - destroy the righteous with the wicked? And the Lord said , if I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes
Página 95 - Amor, tenendo Mio core in mano, e nelle braccia avea Madonna, involta in un drappo dormendo. Poi la svegliava, e d'esto core ardendo Lei paventosa umilmente pascea; Appresso gir lo ne vedea piangendo.
Página 479 - bless thee, and multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven , and as the sand on the sea-shore.
Página 457 - wants their mighty dust; Yet for this want more noted, as of yore The Caesar's pageant, shorn of Brutus' bust, Did but of Rome's best son remind her more