The divine comedy, tr. by H.W. Longfellow, Volume 21867 |
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... human powers , How little green upon thy summit lingers , If't be not followed by an age of grossness ! In painting Cimabue thought that he Should hold the field , now Giotto has the cry , So that the other's fame is growing dim . So ...
... human powers , How little green upon thy summit lingers , If't be not followed by an age of grossness ! In painting Cimabue thought that he Should hold the field , now Giotto has the cry , So that the other's fame is growing dim . So ...
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Dante Alighieri. At this announcement few are they who come ! O human creatures , born to soar aloft , Why fall ye thus before a little wind ? He led us on to where the rock was cleft ; There smote upon my forehead with his wings , Then ...
Dante Alighieri. At this announcement few are they who come ! O human creatures , born to soar aloft , Why fall ye thus before a little wind ? He led us on to where the rock was cleft ; There smote upon my forehead with his wings , Then ...
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... human use created , It first directeth its impoverished way . Curs findeth it thereafter , coming downward , More snarling than their puissance demands , And turns from them disdainfully its muzzle . It goes on falling , and the more it ...
... human use created , It first directeth its impoverished way . Curs findeth it thereafter , coming downward , More snarling than their puissance demands , And turns from them disdainfully its muzzle . It goes on falling , and the more it ...
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... human race ! why dost thou set thy heart Where interdict of partnership must be ? This is Renier ; this is the boast and honour Of the house of Calboli , where no one since Has made himself the heir of his desert . And not alone his ...
... human race ! why dost thou set thy heart Where interdict of partnership must be ? This is Renier ; this is the boast and honour Of the house of Calboli , where no one since Has made himself the heir of his desert . And not alone his ...
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... human nature , ' To what impellest thou not , O cursed hunger Of gold , the appetite of mortal men ? ' Revolving I should feel the dismal joustings . Then I perceived the hands could spread too wide Their wings in spending , and ...
... human nature , ' To what impellest thou not , O cursed hunger Of gold , the appetite of mortal men ? ' Revolving I should feel the dismal joustings . Then I perceived the hands could spread too wide Their wings in spending , and ...
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Abbot Æneid already angel appeared arms ascend battle Beatrice beautiful began behold Brunetto Latini Cæsar called CANTO Charles de Valois Charles of Anjou Christ Church Cimabue circle colour Corso Donati Dante Dante's death delight divine dost doth earth eternal eyes face father feet fire Florence flowers Forese Forlì Frederick the Second Ghibelline Ghino Ghino di Tacco Giotto Guido hand hast hear heard heart heaven holy honour Italian Italy king lady light living Lombardy look Lord Master Messer mind Monte Aperto mount mountain nature never night noble onward Ottimo Ovid passed Podestà poem poet Pope Purgatory river Rome round says seemed shade shalt side Siena Sienese sight singing song Sordello soul speak spirit stars Statius sweet tell thee thine things thou tow'rds tree turned unto Virgil Virgilius virtue weeping Whence words ΙΟ
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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.