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... Mountain . died in Contumacy of Holy Church . IV . Farther Ascent of the Mountain . gent , who postponed Repentance till the last Hour . Belacqua . V. Those who died by Violence , but repentant . ― Buonconte di Montefeltro . - Those who ...
... Mountain . died in Contumacy of Holy Church . IV . Farther Ascent of the Mountain . gent , who postponed Repentance till the last Hour . Belacqua . V. Those who died by Violence , but repentant . ― Buonconte di Montefeltro . - Those who ...
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... mountain heights , and in swift overflow Comes gushing from thy lips in sobs of shame . Thou makest full confession ; and a gleam , As of the dawn on some dark forest cast , Seems on thy lifted forehead to increase ; Lethe and Eunoë ...
... mountain heights , and in swift overflow Comes gushing from thy lips in sobs of shame . Thou makest full confession ; and a gleam , As of the dawn on some dark forest cast , Seems on thy lifted forehead to increase ; Lethe and Eunoë ...
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... mountain . " And answer made Virgilius : " Ye believe Perchance that we have knowledge of this place , But we are strangers even as yourselves . Just now we came , a little while before you , Another way , which was so rough and steep ...
... mountain . " And answer made Virgilius : " Ye believe Perchance that we have knowledge of this place , But we are strangers even as yourselves . Just now we came , a little while before you , Another way , which was so rough and steep ...
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Dante Alighieri. What negligence , what standing still is this ? Run to the mountain to strip off the slough , That lets not God be manifest to you . " Even as when , collecting grain or tares , The doves , together at their pasture met ...
Dante Alighieri. What negligence , what standing still is this ? Run to the mountain to strip off the slough , That lets not God be manifest to you . " Even as when , collecting grain or tares , The doves , together at their pasture met ...
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... mountain whither reason spurs us , I pressed me close unto my faithful comrade , And how without him had I kept my course ? Who would have led me up along the mountain ? He seemed to me within himself remorseful ; O noble conscience ...
... mountain whither reason spurs us , I pressed me close unto my faithful comrade , And how without him had I kept my course ? Who would have led me up along the mountain ? He seemed to me within himself remorseful ; O noble conscience ...
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Page 267 - 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 344 - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks ; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Page 333 - 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 279 - Created pure. But know that in the Soul Are many lesser Faculties that serve Reason as chief; among these Fancy next Her office holds ; of all external things, Which the five watchful Senses represent, She forms Imaginations, Aery shapes, Which Reason joining or disjoining, frames All what we affirm or what deny, and call Our knowledge or opinion; then retires Into her private Cell when Nature rests.
Page 335 - And all amid them stood the tree of life, High eminent, blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold ; and next to life, Our death, the tree of knowledge, grew fast by, Knowledge of good, bought dear by knowing ill.
Page 268 - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.
Page 255 - 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 363 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Page 272 - I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and well talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon 's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies...
Page 250 - Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.