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... to the river Eunoë , whence he returns with invigorated powers , and with a capacity of soaring to the stars . * Canto xxxi . 138 . † Ib . xxxii . 89 . ‡ Ib . 100 . To form an idea of the construction of Dante's Pur- INTRODUCTION . xi.
... to the river Eunoë , whence he returns with invigorated powers , and with a capacity of soaring to the stars . * Canto xxxi . 138 . † Ib . xxxii . 89 . ‡ Ib . 100 . To form an idea of the construction of Dante's Pur- INTRODUCTION . xi.
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... whence now The constellation of the Wain had fled- Near me I saw an aged man alone , Whose look inspired devotion more profound Than to his father ever owed a son . His beard was long , and intermix'd with grey , Which falling with the ...
... whence now The constellation of the Wain had fled- Near me I saw an aged man alone , Whose look inspired devotion more profound Than to his father ever owed a son . His beard was long , and intermix'd with grey , Which falling with the ...
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... Whence I ( my face directed to the strand Where Tiber's waters mingle with the main ) Was kindly added to his former band . And thither now his wings doth he direct ; For all the souls , not doom'd to join the throng By Acheron's shore ...
... Whence I ( my face directed to the strand Where Tiber's waters mingle with the main ) Was kindly added to his former band . And thither now his wings doth he direct ; For all the souls , not doom'd to join the throng By Acheron's shore ...
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... Whence I , who speak to thee before the rest , Beseech thee , if the country e'er thou see " Twixt Naples and Romagna , my request In Fano to make known with courteous prayer , That orisons be offer'd up for me , To cleanse me of the ...
... Whence I , who speak to thee before the rest , Beseech thee , if the country e'er thou see " Twixt Naples and Romagna , my request In Fano to make known with courteous prayer , That orisons be offer'd up for me , To cleanse me of the ...
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... whence Molta's stream doth run , Which , mixt with Albia , into ocean rolls . His name was Ottocar : an infant , he Was worthier than Winceslaus his son , - In manhood given to ease and luxury . He of short nose , in counsel side by ...
... whence Molta's stream doth run , Which , mixt with Albia , into ocean rolls . His name was Ottocar : an infant , he Was worthier than Winceslaus his son , - In manhood given to ease and luxury . He of short nose , in counsel side by ...
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Page 314 - The beast that thou sawest was, and is not ; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Page 304 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 271 - And round about the throne were four and twenty seats, and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment ; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Page 305 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 271 - And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices ; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God : and before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal.
Page 271 - And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Page 280 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from GOD, having the glory of GOD...
Page 180 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book : worship God.
Page 270 - 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 304 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...