...ardua ed angusta. \ lonza: the whole passage referring to the three wild beasts may be compared to Jer. v, 6 : " Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities." And Habakkuk,...

...heavenly grace. 30. Climbing the hillside slowly, so that he rests longest on the foot that is lowest. 31. Jeremiah v. 6 : " Wherefore a lion out of the forest...one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces." 32. Worldly Pleasure ; and politically Florence, with its factions of Bianchi and Neri. 36. Piit volte...

...judgement of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bands. Tan Loan Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them,...cities, every one that goeth out thence shall be torn n pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. How can I ¿on...

...lion and the panther, with Jeremiah, chap. v. ver. 6: 'A lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities.' The classical writers exerted a strong and direct influence on Dante's thought and style. Homer, Plato,...

...the dark wood, the leopard is pleasure; the lion is anger; the wolf is the love of money. " Behold a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of...spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities." Sensuality, passion, avarice—these have to be conquered before a man can become a true follower of...

...wider significance. They were borrowed in the first instance—so, at least, it would appear—from Jeremiah v. 6: " Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that...

...swift foot. 1. 32. — No doubt the apparition of the three beasts to him was suggested to the poet by Jeremiah v. 6 : " Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities." This first beast,...

...wider significance. They were borrowed in the first instance—so, at least, it would appear—from Jeremiah v. 6: " Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that...

...wider significance. They were borrowed in the first instance—so, at least, it would appear—from Jeremiah v. 6: “Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that...

...and burst the bonds, ' Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evening shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their...one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces : because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are increased.' 1 To this mysterious...