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... hear arise Rehearsals of forgotten tragedies , And lamentations from the crypts below ; And then a voice celestial that begins With the pathetic words , " Although your sins As scarlet be , " and ends with " as the snow . " PURGATORIO ...
... hear arise Rehearsals of forgotten tragedies , And lamentations from the crypts below ; And then a voice celestial that begins With the pathetic words , " Although your sins As scarlet be , " and ends with " as the snow . " PURGATORIO ...
Page 250
... hear thee . Now may it please thee to vouchsafe his coming ; He seeketh Liberty , which is so dear , As knoweth he who life for her refuses . Thou know'st it ; since , for her , to thee not bitter Was death in Utica , where thou didst ...
... hear thee . Now may it please thee to vouchsafe his coming ; He seeketh Liberty , which is so dear , As knoweth he who life for her refuses . Thou know'st it ; since , for her , to thee not bitter Was death in Utica , where thou didst ...
Page 265
... hears ; They crowd no more to whom his hand he stretches , And from the throng he thus defends himself . Even such was I in that dense multitude , Turning to them this way and that my face , And , promising , I freed myself therefrom ...
... hears ; They crowd no more to whom his hand he stretches , And from the throng he thus defends himself . Even such was I in that dense multitude , Turning to them this way and that my face , And , promising , I freed myself therefrom ...
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... hear thy words be worthy , tell me If thou dost come from Hell , and from what cloister . " " Through all the circles of the doleful realm , " 66 Responded he , " have I come hitherward ; Heaven's power impelled me , and with that I ...
... hear thy words be worthy , tell me If thou dost come from Hell , and from what cloister . " " Through all the circles of the doleful realm , " 66 Responded he , " have I come hitherward ; Heaven's power impelled me , and with that I ...
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... 've said to their sweet friends farewell , And the new pilgrim penetrates with love , If he doth hear from far away a bell That seemeth to deplore the dying day , 5 When I began to make of no avail My hearing PURGATORIO , VIII . 271.
... 've said to their sweet friends farewell , And the new pilgrim penetrates with love , If he doth hear from far away a bell That seemeth to deplore the dying day , 5 When I began to make of no avail My hearing PURGATORIO , VIII . 271.
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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.