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admiration ancient appear authority Beatrice beautiful became become behold believe Blacks Brunetto Latini called celebrated century Christian church circle commencement considered continued Dante Dante's death Divina Commedia doubt earth edition Emperor especially exile existence expression faction feelings Florence Florentine followed former genius Ghibellins give glory Guelfs hand heart heaven hell human ideas imagination importance Inferno influence inspired interest Italian Italy J. F. Hope known language latter laws light living London manners Marlborough-street means moral nature never noble object observed original party passions period philosophy poem poet poetical poetry political popular prince principles Purgatory reason received reference relates remained represents republic respect Saint says seems seen soon soul spirit thought tion truth various Virgil virtue vision whilst Whites whole
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Page 323 - All' alta fantasia qui manco possa; ma gia volgeva il mio disiro e il velle, si come rota ch" egualmente e mossa, 1' amor che move il sole e 1
Page 216 - Jura monarchiae, superos, phlegetonta lacusque Lustrando cecini, voluerunt fata quousque. Sed quia pars cessit melioribus hospita castris, Auctoremque suum petiit felicior astris, Hie claudor Dantes, patriis extorris ab oris, Quem genuit parvi Florentia mater amoris.
Page 40 - I think that the central man of all the world, as representing in perfect balance the imaginative, moral, and intellectual faculties, all at their highest, is Dante...
Page i - Che l'uno e l'altro inferno vide, ea Dio, Scorto dal gran pensier , vivo salio, E ne die in terra vero lume a noi; Stella d'alto valor coi raggi suoi Gli occulti eterni a noi ciechi scoprio , E n'ebbe il premio al fin che '1 mondo rio Dona sovente ai più pregiati eroi.
Page 306 - Deus charitas est : et qui manet in charitate, in Deo manet, et Deus in eo.
Page 312 - Tu proverai si come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com' e duro calle Lo scendere e'l salir per 1
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Life and Times of Dante |
| Author | Louis Raymond Véricour |
| Publisher | J.F. Hope, 1858 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 2 May 2006 |
| Length | 398 pages |
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