The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 3Houghton, Mifflin, 1895 |
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Æneid Albumasar ancient Angels appear Apulia Aristotle Beatrice beautiful became behold Belisarius Bishop blessed body Boethius born brother Brunetto Latini c'est Cacciaguida Cæsar called Canto Christ Church circle Convito Dante Dante's death delight descended desire Dionysius the Areopagite divine dost doth earth Emperor eternal eyes faith father fire Fixed Stars flame Florence Francis Ghibellines gives grace Guelfs hath heaven holy honor Jupiter Justinian king Lady light living look Lord Mars Mercury Milton mind monastery monks Monte Cassino Moon mortal motion nature noble Note Ottimo Ovid Paradise Peter philosopher planet poëme poëte Pope Pope Boniface VIII Primum Mobile Purg qu'il rays Roman Rome round saint Saturn seems seen sight singing smile song soul speak sphere spirit splendor sweet thee thine things Thomas Aquinas tion tout truth turned unto virtue vision whence words
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Page 376 - Isaac, (for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Page 334 - And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written King of kings and Lord of lords.
Page 316 - And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give : for the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Page 253 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad : for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
Page 240 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 337 - Last came, and last did go The pilot of the Galilean lake ; Two massy keys he bore of metals twain (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain) ; He shook his mitred locks, and stern bespake, How well could I have spared for thee, young swain, Enow of such, as for their bellies...
Page 172 - O Adam, One Almighty is, from Whom All things proceed, and up to Him return, If not depraved from good, created all Such to perfection, one first matter all, Endued with various forms, various degrees Of substance, and in things that live, of life...
Page 166 - Rise on the earth, or earth rise on the sun, He from the east his flaming road begin ; Or she from west her silent course advance With inoffensive pace, that spinning sleeps On her soft axle, while she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along, Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid ; Leave them to God above, him serve and fear.
Page 290 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Page 308 - neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host of Heaven came, And lo ! Creation widened in man's view.