A Comment on the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 1J. Murray, 1822 - 499 páginas |
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... the impeachment of being in this an imitator of Lord Byron , I might plead guilty by being silent - conscious that it could only do me honor : but for the sake , not of avoiding an accusation of meritorious imita- tion , but XXII PREFACE.
... the impeachment of being in this an imitator of Lord Byron , I might plead guilty by being silent - conscious that it could only do me honor : but for the sake , not of avoiding an accusation of meritorious imita- tion , but XXII PREFACE.
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... guilt and folly being the death , as virtue and reason the life of the soul ? Many are the passages in Scripture that inculcate this for even « the just man falleth seven times a day « and » it is written there is no righteous , not one ...
... guilt and folly being the death , as virtue and reason the life of the soul ? Many are the passages in Scripture that inculcate this for even « the just man falleth seven times a day « and » it is written there is no righteous , not one ...
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... guilty of such manifold iniquities unpa- ralleled voluptuousness , rabid ambition , and lewd , all - devouring avarice . This is in curious contrast with the quotation in the preceding Article . To pretend ( as some have ) that Dante ...
... guilty of such manifold iniquities unpa- ralleled voluptuousness , rabid ambition , and lewd , all - devouring avarice . This is in curious contrast with the quotation in the preceding Article . To pretend ( as some have ) that Dante ...
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... guilty of many er- rors ( some of which are pointed out every day ) and therefore it is no hardiness to assert , they may err here their verbose elucidations are too fre- quently not at all lucid ; many of them were igno- rant of their ...
... guilty of many er- rors ( some of which are pointed out every day ) and therefore it is no hardiness to assert , they may err here their verbose elucidations are too fre- quently not at all lucid ; many of them were igno- rant of their ...
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... guilty of bad taste . But how it can be bad taste to bring in review the beautiful parables of Antiquity , I am at a loss to imagine or how a writer , who dedicates his Muse to a confessedly orthodox exposition of the dogmas of his ...
... guilty of bad taste . But how it can be bad taste to bring in review the beautiful parables of Antiquity , I am at a loss to imagine or how a writer , who dedicates his Muse to a confessedly orthodox exposition of the dogmas of his ...
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Aeneid affirm allegorical allegory 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 Donati 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 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 86 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen 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 24 - hath * no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the glory of God " doth * lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Página 26 - These be they that, as the first and most noble sort may justly be termed vates, so these are waited on in the excellentest languages and best understandings with the foredescribed name of poets. For these, indeed, do merely make to imitate, and imitate both to delight and teach, and delight to move men to take that goodness in hand, which without delight they would fly as from a stranger...
Página 491 - By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless thee...
Página 490 - And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Página 105 - Ch' ogni lingua divien tremando muta, E gli occhi non ardiscon di guardare. Ella sen va sentendosi laudare Benignamente d'umiltà vestuta, E par che sia una cosa venuta Di cielo in terra a miracol mostrare. Mostrasi si piacente a chi la mira, Che da per gli occhi una dolcezza al core, Che intender non la può chi non la prova. E par che della sua labbia si muova Uno spirto soave, pien d' amore, Che va dicendo all'anima: sospira.
Página 154 - If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Página 448 - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Página 357 - ... should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all 30 the place for their sakes.
Página 75 - SKINNER. (1655.) , this three-years-day these eyes, though clear' To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor hate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward.