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1Guided by the spirits, the poets turn into a narrow fissure cloven in the hillside, and continue their ascent. Pausing on the top of a ledge for rest, Dante marvels at seeing the snn travelling in the northern portion of the sky, instead of in the southern, as in the other hemisphere. They then become aware of the presence of another troop of spirits, among whom Dante recognises one Belacqua, who informs him that they are condemned to wander in the Ante-Purgatory for as many years as they delayed repentance in life .... 144 CANTO V. The poets meet with others, who, having deferred their repentance until death, suffered violent ends, but had time to repent, and obtain pardon at the last. Amongst thme, Giacopo del Cassero, Buonconte da Montefeltro, and Pia, a Siennese lady, describe their deaths, and urge Dante to obtain on earth prayers in their behalf 148 CANTO VI. The poet continues amongst the same troop, of whom he names several more. At last, freed from their importunities, he advances with Virgil till they meet another solitary shade, who proves to be the Mantuan Sordello. On seeing his affectionate greeting with his countrymaut Dante bursts into an invective against the whole of Italy ^vided by party feuds, where, especially in Florence, such a spirit was entirely lost 151 CANTO VII. The poets learn from Sordello that it is impossble to ascend the mountain during the night, and he guides them to a retired valley, where they see those who, from being engrossed with affairs of State, deferred their repentance to the last, and are detained in the Ante- Purgatory. Amongst these are named the Emperor Bodolph, Ottocar, King of Bohemia, Philip III. of France, Henry of Navarre, Peter III. of Arragon, Charles of Anjou, Henry III. of England, and William, Marquis of Montferrat 156 CANTO VIII. At evening fall one of the spirits sings the hymn of the Church, " Te lucis ante terminum," and on its close two angels, with flaming swords broken off at the points, descend to guard the vale. The poets then enter it, and Dante meets with joy his friend Nino, the Judge of Gallura. A serpent creeps into the valley, but flees at once on the advance of the angels; and Dante converses with Conrad Malaspina, who predicts to him his own exile 160 CANTO IX. Dante dreams that he is carried by an angel to the sphere of fire. On waking he finds himself alone with Virgil, who tells him that in his sleep he was borne up by Lucia to that spot, which is close to the gate of Purgatory. Beaching the portal, they are admitted by the Angel who stands in ward over it, as the vicar of Saint Peter . . 168 CANTO X. The poets issue from the gate through a spiral staircase upon the first cornice on the mountain of Purgatory. On the wall which bars the further ascent of the mountain they see carved bas-reliefs representing various examples of humility. Finally they advance slowly towards these spirits, who, bowed under vast weights, are purged of the sin of Pride 167
2xvi CONTENTS. PAOB CANTO XI. After the spirits Imve reoited the Lord's Prayer, Yirgil demands of them the war up the mountain. One of them directs them to aooompany them along the ledge, and declares himself to be Omberto, who was mnrdered at Campagnatico. Dante then recognises in another Oderisi the lUnminator, who disconrses on the vanity of worldly fame, and points ont to him Provenzana Salvani, a chici in Siena . 171 CANTO xn. The i>oets leave the bnrdened spirits, and as they ra|)idly advance, Dtuite's attention is drawn by Virgil to the eflBgies which are drawn npon the ledge, and which represent various examples of pride. ^ They are finally met by an Angel, who points oat to them the stairs by which they are to ascend, and touching Dante's forehead with his wing effaces one of the seven Ps which had been engraved there at the entrance into Purgatory . . * 175 CANTO XIII. They reach the second cornice, on which is purged the sin of Envy. As ihey proceed along it they hear voices from invisible spirits inculcating charity. Further on they see the souls of the envious, dad in sackdoth, and with their eyes sewed up with an iron wire. Amongst these Dante converses with Sapia, a lady of Siena, who acquaints him with her story 179 CANTO XIV. Dante is addressed by two shadows, Guido del Duca of Brettinoro and Binieri de' Caldoh of Bomagna. The former, on Dante's mentioning that he has come from the vale of A.mo, inveighs against the degeneracy of its inhabitants. On leaving these, the poets hear voices recording instances of the crime of E^vy .... 18S CANTO XV. The poets advancing meet an Angel, who invitee them to ascend to the next steep. Mounting the stairs they issue on the third cornice, where the sin of Anger is purged. Dante falling into a waking trance, beholds in vision various famous examples of patience — ^the Virgin seeking Jesus amongst the doctors in the Temp&, Pisistratus calming his indignant wife, and the martyrdom of St^hen. As the evening advances, the poets are enveloped in a thick smoke . . 187 CANTO XVI. Dante proceeds through the smoke, guided by Virgil, and hears the voices of spirits who are purged there from the sin of Anger. He converses with Marco Lombardo, from whom he inquires the reason of the degeneracy of the age. The spirit points out to him the error of attributing it to necessity, or the starry influences, as man is gifted with f^ will, and explains it as the consequence of the union of temporal and spiritual powers in the Papal Government . 191 CANTO XVII. The poets issue from the smoke, and various scenes of anger are shown to Dante in vision — Philomel, Haman, Amata. He is roused by the appearance of an Angel, who directs them to mount to the next cornice. The night closes as they readi the summit of the stairs, and halting there Virgil informs Dante that spiritual sloth is purged in that circle 195
3PAOB CANTO XVIII. Virgil, oontinning bis discourae, explains the nature of love, which, though innate in its affections, in man, does not do away with the restraining inflaences of his free will. At the close of his disquisition, a troop of shadows rash by, oompent<atiag by their pre^^eut ardour for their former lukewarmness in life. Two in the van encourage the rest by reciting examples of zeal : the Abbot of San Zeno declares himself to the poets while rac'Ug by, and two bring up the rear, shouting out instances of the sin which they are there purging away. On their departure, Dante falls into a dreamy slumber 198 CANTO XIX. Dante beholds in vision Falsehood and Virtue, personified in two female shapes. He is then led by an Angel to the stairs, and ascends to the fifth cornice. There he finds the shades prostrate on the ground, purging the sin of Avarice, and amongst them he converses with rope Adrian V. 202 CANTO XX. Continuing their journey round the cornice, Dante hears a spirit relate illustrious examples of Poverty and Liberality. He tells him that he is Hugh Capet, and mourns over the career of hia descendants. He concludes by relating notorious examples of Avarice. As the poets continue their way the mountain trembles as with an earthquake, and all the spirits sing " Gloria in excelsis." .... 206 CANTO XXI. Proceeding on their way, the poeta are joined by the shadow of Statins, who explains to them that the earthquake on the mountain takes place whenever a spirit in Purgatory is released Heavenwards, when all the spirits unite in praising God. He tells the poets who he is, and describes his enthusiasm for Virgil, whom he then learns to his delight to be one of his companions 211 CANTO XXII. The poets ascend to the sixth circle, in which the sin of Gluttony is purged. As they mount the stairs. Statins informs Virgil that he had been a prodigal in his life, which sin, and not avarice, he had cleansed in the preceding circle. As they advance round the sixth cornice, they find a tree covered with odorous fruits, from which issues a voice, recording brilliant examples of Temperance . . 214 CANTO XXIII. As the poets advance round the cornice, they are overtaken by a troop of spirits utterly emaciated in appearance. Amongst them Dante recognises an old friend, Forese, by his voice. The spirit tells him that his rapid advance through Purgatory is due to the prayers of his virtuous wife, and from her he takes occasion to inveigh against the general shamelessness of the women of Florence. . . . 218 CANTO XXIV. • Forese names some of the other spirits, and amongst the rest Buonagiunta of Lucca, who afterwards converses with Dante. When the troop of shadows depart, Forese still lingers with Dante, and foretells to him the death of his political enemy, Corso Donati. Forese then follows his companions, and the poets advance to a second tree, from which issues a voice relating examples of intemperance. After passing the tree, an Angel points out to them the ascent to the next cornice 222 h
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1Guided by the spirits, the poets turn into a narrow fissure cloven in the hillside, and continue their ascent. Pausing on the top of a ledge for rest, Dante marvels at seeing the snn travelling in the northern portion of the sky, instead of in the southern, as in the other hemisphere. They then become aware of the presence of another troop of spirits, among whom Dante recognises one Belacqua, who informs him that they are condemned to wander in the Ante-Purgatory for as many years as they delayed repentance in life .... 144 CANTO V. The poets meet with others, who, having deferred their repentance until death, suffered violent ends, but had time to repent, and obtain pardon at the last. Amongst thme, Giacopo del Cassero, Buonconte da Montefeltro, and Pia, a Siennese lady, describe their deaths, and urge Dante to obtain on earth prayers in their behalf 148 CANTO VI. The poet continues amongst the same troop, of whom he names several more. At last, freed from their importunities, he advances with Virgil till they meet another solitary shade, who proves to be the Mantuan Sordello. On seeing his affectionate greeting with his countrymaut Dante bursts into an invective against the whole of Italy ^vided by party feuds, where, especially in Florence, such a spirit was entirely lost 151 CANTO VII. The poets learn from Sordello that it is impossble to ascend the mountain during the night, and he guides them to a retired valley, where they see those who, from being engrossed with affairs of State, deferred their repentance to the last, and are detained in the Ante- Purgatory. Amongst these are named the Emperor Bodolph, Ottocar, King of Bohemia, Philip III. of France, Henry of Navarre, Peter III. of Arragon, Charles of Anjou, Henry III. of England, and William, Marquis of Montferrat 156 CANTO VIII. At evening fall one of the spirits sings the hymn of the Church, " Te lucis ante terminum," and on its close two angels, with flaming swords broken off at the points, descend to guard the vale. The poets then enter it, and Dante meets with joy his friend Nino, the Judge of Gallura. A serpent creeps into the valley, but flees at once on the advance of the angels; and Dante converses with Conrad Malaspina, who predicts to him his own exile 160 CANTO IX. Dante dreams that he is carried by an angel to the sphere of fire. On waking he finds himself alone with Virgil, who tells him that in his sleep he was borne up by Lucia to that spot, which is close to the gate of Purgatory. Beaching the portal, they are admitted by the Angel who stands in ward over it, as the vicar of Saint Peter . . 168 CANTO X. The poets issue from the gate through a spiral staircase upon the first cornice on the mountain of Purgatory. On the wall which bars the further ascent of the mountain they see carved bas-reliefs representing various examples of humility. Finally they advance slowly towards these spirits, who, bowed under vast weights, are purged of the sin of Pride 167
2xvi CONTENTS. PAOB CANTO XI. After the spirits Imve reoited the Lord's Prayer, Yirgil demands of them the war up the mountain. One of them directs them to aooompany them along the ledge, and declares himself to be Omberto, who was mnrdered at Campagnatico. Dante then recognises in another Oderisi the lUnminator, who disconrses on the vanity of worldly fame, and points ont to him Provenzana Salvani, a chici in Siena . 171 CANTO xn. The i>oets leave the bnrdened spirits, and as they ra|)idly advance, Dtuite's attention is drawn by Virgil to the eflBgies which are drawn npon the ledge, and which represent various examples of pride. ^ They are finally met by an Angel, who points oat to them the stairs by which they are to ascend, and touching Dante's forehead with his wing effaces one of the seven Ps which had been engraved there at the entrance into Purgatory . . * 175 CANTO XIII. They reach the second cornice, on which is purged the sin of Envy. As ihey proceed along it they hear voices from invisible spirits inculcating charity. Further on they see the souls of the envious, dad in sackdoth, and with their eyes sewed up with an iron wire. Amongst these Dante converses with Sapia, a lady of Siena, who acquaints him with her story 179 CANTO XIV. Dante is addressed by two shadows, Guido del Duca of Brettinoro and Binieri de' Caldoh of Bomagna. The former, on Dante's mentioning that he has come from the vale of A.mo, inveighs against the degeneracy of its inhabitants. On leaving these, the poets hear voices recording instances of the crime of E^vy .... 18S CANTO XV. The poets advancing meet an Angel, who invitee them to ascend to the next steep. Mounting the stairs they issue on the third cornice, where the sin of Anger is purged. Dante falling into a waking trance, beholds in vision various famous examples of patience — ^the Virgin seeking Jesus amongst the doctors in the Temp&, Pisistratus calming his indignant wife, and the martyrdom of St^hen. As the evening advances, the poets are enveloped in a thick smoke . . 187 CANTO XVI. Dante proceeds through the smoke, guided by Virgil, and hears the voices of spirits who are purged there from the sin of Anger. He converses with Marco Lombardo, from whom he inquires the reason of the degeneracy of the age. The spirit points out to him the error of attributing it to necessity, or the starry influences, as man is gifted with f^ will, and explains it as the consequence of the union of temporal and spiritual powers in the Papal Government . 191 CANTO XVII. The poets issue from the smoke, and various scenes of anger are shown to Dante in vision — Philomel, Haman, Amata. He is roused by the appearance of an Angel, who directs them to mount to the next cornice. The night closes as they readi the summit of the stairs, and halting there Virgil informs Dante that spiritual sloth is purged in that circle 195
3PAOB CANTO XVIII. Virgil, oontinning bis discourae, explains the nature of love, which, though innate in its affections, in man, does not do away with the restraining inflaences of his free will. At the close of his disquisition, a troop of shadows rash by, oompent<atiag by their pre^^eut ardour for their former lukewarmness in life. Two in the van encourage the rest by reciting examples of zeal : the Abbot of San Zeno declares himself to the poets while rac'Ug by, and two bring up the rear, shouting out instances of the sin which they are there purging away. On their departure, Dante falls into a dreamy slumber 198 CANTO XIX. Dante beholds in vision Falsehood and Virtue, personified in two female shapes. He is then led by an Angel to the stairs, and ascends to the fifth cornice. There he finds the shades prostrate on the ground, purging the sin of Avarice, and amongst them he converses with rope Adrian V. 202 CANTO XX. Continuing their journey round the cornice, Dante hears a spirit relate illustrious examples of Poverty and Liberality. He tells him that he is Hugh Capet, and mourns over the career of hia descendants. He concludes by relating notorious examples of Avarice. As the poets continue their way the mountain trembles as with an earthquake, and all the spirits sing " Gloria in excelsis." .... 206 CANTO XXI. Proceeding on their way, the poeta are joined by the shadow of Statins, who explains to them that the earthquake on the mountain takes place whenever a spirit in Purgatory is released Heavenwards, when all the spirits unite in praising God. He tells the poets who he is, and describes his enthusiasm for Virgil, whom he then learns to his delight to be one of his companions 211 CANTO XXII. The poets ascend to the sixth circle, in which the sin of Gluttony is purged. As they mount the stairs. Statins informs Virgil that he had been a prodigal in his life, which sin, and not avarice, he had cleansed in the preceding circle. As they advance round the sixth cornice, they find a tree covered with odorous fruits, from which issues a voice, recording brilliant examples of Temperance . . 214 CANTO XXIII. As the poets advance round the cornice, they are overtaken by a troop of spirits utterly emaciated in appearance. Amongst them Dante recognises an old friend, Forese, by his voice. The spirit tells him that his rapid advance through Purgatory is due to the prayers of his virtuous wife, and from her he takes occasion to inveigh against the general shamelessness of the women of Florence. . . . 218 CANTO XXIV. • Forese names some of the other spirits, and amongst the rest Buonagiunta of Lucca, who afterwards converses with Dante. When the troop of shadows depart, Forese still lingers with Dante, and foretells to him the death of his political enemy, Corso Donati. Forese then follows his companions, and the poets advance to a second tree, from which issues a voice relating examples of intemperance. After passing the tree, an Angel points out to them the ascent to the next cornice 222 h
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