Readings on the Inferno of Dante: Based Upon the Commentary of Benvenuto Da Imola and Other Authorities, Volume 1Methuen & Company, 1906 |
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Acheron alcuna altra altri altro ancor Angel avea battle of Montaperti Beatrice Benvenuto remarks Benvenuto says Benvenuto thinks Bianchi Blanc Boccaccio Bolgia Brunetto Latini Buti Cacciaguida Canto Capaneus Cavalcanti Charon Chè Ciacco ciò Circle colui Comento Commedia di Dante Compare Inf Compare Purg conca Conv Dante Alighieri Dante's descend Divina Commedia Division esser Farinata Farinata degli Uberti Filippo Argenti Firenze Florence Florentines Francesca Fraticelli Gelli gente Ghibelline Gran Dizionario Guelphs Guido Heaven Hell Inferno Italian Jacopo Latin Limbo Maestro Malebolge means mondo Moore Studies namely Nessus occhi ogni passage Phlegethon Phlegyas Pietro poco Poets Pope primo punishment Purgatory quale quei quod river Scartazzini secondo sense shades signify sinners soul speaking spirits Studies in Dante tells Dante terra thee thou torment translation Tuscan tutte tutto Uberti vidi viii Villani Violent Virg Virgil vita vols words
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Page 171 - Quella lettura, e scolorocci il viso : Ma solo un punto fu quel che ci vinse. Quando leggemmo il disiato riso Esser baciato da cotanto amante, Questi, che mai da me non fia diviso, 135 La bocca mi baciò tutto tremante : Galeotto fu il libro e chi lo scrisse : Quel giorno più non vi leggemmo avante."—
Page 47 - He that received the seed in stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while ; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
Page 217 - And there was war in heaven : Michael and his angels fought against the dragon ; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not ; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out,
Page 24 - Se vuoi campar d" esto loco selvaggio : Che questa bestia, per la qual tu gride, Non lascia altrui passar per la sua via, 95 Ma tanto lo impedisce che 1' uccide : Ed ha natura sì malvagia e ria, Che mai non empie la bramosa voglia, E dopo il pasto ha più fame che pria.
Page 255 - Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand : And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand ?
Page 46 - tell : God knoweth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is
Page 184 - And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have trangressed against me ; for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched, and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Page 383 - They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable ; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit.
Page 84 - I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Page 105 - O, wild West Wind ! thou breath of Autumn's being ! Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes.