The divine comedy, tr. by H.W. Longfellow, Volume 21867 |
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Page 287
... feel fatigue , But urging up will be to them delight . ” Then did I even as they do who are going With something on the head to them unknown , Unless the signs of others make them doubt , Wherefore the hand to ascertain is helpful , And ...
... feel fatigue , But urging up will be to them delight . ” Then did I even as they do who are going With something on the head to them unknown , Unless the signs of others make them doubt , Wherefore the hand to ascertain is helpful , And ...
Page 295
... feel . " When we had reached the Angel benedight , With joyful voice he said : " Here enter in To stairway far less steep than are the others . " We mounting were , already thence departed , And " Beati misericordes " was Behind us sung ...
... feel . " When we had reached the Angel benedight , With joyful voice he said : " Here enter in To stairway far less steep than are the others . " We mounting were , already thence departed , And " Beati misericordes " was Behind us sung ...
Page 298
... feeling of so rough a texture ; For not an eye it suffered to stay open ; Whereat mine escort , faithful and sagacious , Drew near to me and offered me his shoulder . E'en as a blind man goes behind his guide , Lest he should wander ...
... feeling of so rough a texture ; For not an eye it suffered to stay open ; Whereat mine escort , faithful and sagacious , Drew near to me and offered me his shoulder . E'en as a blind man goes behind his guide , Lest he should wander ...
Page 316
... feel , Nor aught that may be foreign to its custom . Free is it here from every permutation ; What from itself ... Feels itself pure , so that it soars , or moves To mount aloft , and such a cry attends it . Of purity the will alone ...
... feel , Nor aught that may be foreign to its custom . Free is it here from every permutation ; What from itself ... Feels itself pure , so that it soars , or moves To mount aloft , and such a cry attends it . Of purity the will alone ...
Page 319
... feel the dismal joustings . Then I perceived the hands could spread too wide Their wings in spending , and repented me As well of that as of my other sins ; How many with shorn hair shall rise again Because of ignorance , which from ...
... feel the dismal joustings . Then I perceived the hands could spread too wide Their wings in spending , and repented me As well of that as of my other sins ; How many with shorn hair shall rise again Because of ignorance , which from ...
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Page 436 - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Page 451 - Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Page 408 - And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding, and answers. And when they saw him they were amazed : and his mother said unto him son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Page 439 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 439 - Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleased. Now...
Page 398 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log, at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day, Is fairer far, in May, Although it fall, and die that night; It was the plant, and flower of light. In small proportions, we just beauties see: And in short measures, life may perfect be.
Page 402 - And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Page 416 - My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Page 447 - Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
Page 454 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.