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divine comedy 39 Chapter 5 Those who died by Violence, but repentant. Buonconte di Monfeltro. La Pia.

I had already from those shades departed,

And followed in the footsteps of my Guide,

When from behind, pointing his finger at me,

One shouted: "See, it seems as if shone not

The sunshine on the left of him below,

And like one living seems he to conduct him."

Mine eyes I turned at utterance of these words,

And saw them watching with astonishment

But me, but me, and the light which was broken!

"Why doth thy mind so occupy itself,"

The Master said, "that thou thy pace dost slacken?

What matters it to thee what here is whispered?

Come after me, and let the people talk;

Stand like a steadfast tower, that never wags

Its top for all the blowing of the winds;

For evermore the man in whom is springing

Thought upon thought, removes from him the mark,

Because the force of one the other weakens."

What could I say in answer but "I come"?

I said it somewhat with that colour tinged

Which makes a man of pardon sometimes worthy.

Meanwhile along the mountain-side across

Came people in advance of us a little,

Singing the Miserere verse by verse.

When they became aware I gave no place

For passage of the sunshine through my body,

They changed their song into a long, hoarse "Oh!"

And two of them, in form of messengers,

Ran forth to meet us, and demanded of us,

"Of your condition make us cognisant."

And said my Master: "Ye can go your way

And carry back again to those who sent you,

That this one's body is of very flesh.

If they stood still because they saw his shadow,

As I suppose, enough is answered them;

Him let them honour, it may profit them."

Vapours enkindled saw I ne'er so swiftly

At early nightfall cleave the air serene,

Nor, at the set of sun, the clouds of August,

But upward they returned in briefer time,

And, on arriving, with the others wheeled

Tow'rds us, like troops that run without a rein.

"This folk that presses unto us is great,

And cometh to implore thee," said the Poet;

"So still go onward, and in going listen."

"O soul that goest to beatitude

With the same members wherewith thou wast born,"

Shouting they came, "a little stay thy steps,

Look, if thou e'er hast any of us seen,

So that o'er yonder thou bear news of him;

Ah, why dost thou go on? Ah, why not stay?

Long since we all were slain by violence,

And sinners even to the latest hour;

Then did a light from heaven admonish us,

So that, both penitent and pardoning, forth

From life we issued reconciled to God,


Who with desire to see Him stirs our hearts."

And I: "Although I gaze into your faces,

No one I recognize; but if may please you

Aught I have power to do, ye well-born spirits,

Speak ye, and I will do it, by that peace

Which, following the feet of such a Guide,

From world to world makes itself sought by me."

And one began: "Each one has confidence

In thy good offices without an oath,

Unless the I cannot cut off the I will;

Whence I, who speak alone before the others,

Pray thee, if ever thou dost see the land

That 'twixt Romagna lies and that of Charles,

Thou be so courteous to me of thy prayers

In Fano, that they pray for me devoutly,

That I may purge away my grave offences.

From thence was I; but the deep wounds, through which

Issued the blood wherein I had my seat,

Were dealt me in bosom of the Antenori,

There where I thought to be the most secure;

'Twas he of Este had it done, who held me

In hatred far beyond what justice willed.

But if towards the Mira I had fled,

When I was overtaken at Oriaco,

I still should be o'er yonder where men breathe.

I ran to the lagoon, and reeds and mire

Did so entangle me I fell, and saw there

A lake made from my veins upon the ground."

Then said another: "Ah, be that desire

Fulfilled that draws thee to the lofty mountain,

As thou with pious pity aidest mine.

I was of Montefeltro, and am Buonconte;

Giovanna, nor none other cares for me;

Hence among these I go with downcast front."

And I to him: "What violence or what chance

Led thee astray so far from Campaldino,

That never has thy sepulture been known?"

"Oh," he replied, "at Casentino's foot

A river crosses named Archiano, born

Above the Hermitage in Apennine.

There where the name thereof becometh void

Did I arrive, pierced through and through the throat,

Fleeing on foot, and bloodying the plain;

There my sight lost I, and my utterance

Ceased in the name of Mary, and thereat

I fell, and tenantless my flesh remained.

Truth will I speak, repeat it to the living;

God's Angel took me up, and he of hell

Shouted: 'O thou from heaven, why dost thou rob me?

Thou bearest away the eternal part of him,

For one poor little tear, that takes him from me;

But with the rest I'll deal in other fashion!'

Well knowest thou how in the air is gathered

That humid vapour which to water turns,

Soon as it rises where the cold doth grasp it.

He joined that evil will, which aye seeks evil,

To intellect, and moved the mist and wind

By means of power, which his own nature gave;

Thereafter, when the day was spent, the valley
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From Pratomagno to the great yoke covered

With fog, and made the heaven above intent,

So that the pregnant air to water changed;

Down fell the rain, and to the gullies came

Whate'er of it earth tolerated not;

And as it mingled with the mighty torrents,

Towards the royal river with such speed

It headlong rushed, that nothing held it back.

My frozen body near unto its outlet

The robust Archian found, and into Arno

Thrust it, and loosened from my breast the cross

I made of me, when agony o'ercame me;

It rolled me on the banks and on the bottom,

Then with its booty covered and begirt me."

"Ah, when thou hast returned unto the world,

And rested thee from thy long journeying,"

After the second followed the third spirit,

"Do thou remember me who am the Pia;

Siena made me, unmade me Maremma;

He knoweth it, who had encircled first,

Espousing me, my finger with his gem."

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99 Chapter 32/33 St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose.Prayer to the Virgin. The Threefold Circle of the Trinity. Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature
98 Chapter 31 The Glory of Paradise. Departure of Beatrice. St. Bernard.
97 Chapter 30 The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean. The River of Light. The Two Courts of Heaven. The White Rose of Paradise. The great Throne.
96 Chapter 29 Beatrice's Discourse of the Creation of the Angels, and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof of Foolish and Avaricious Preachers.
95 Chapter 28 God and the Angelic Hierarchies.
94 Chapter 27 St. Peter's reproof of bad Popes. The Ascent to the Ninth Heaven, the 'Primum Mobile.'
93 Chapter 26 St. John examines Dante on Charity. Dante's Sight. Adam.
92 Chapter 25 The Laurel Crown. St. James examines Dante on Hope. Dante's Blindness.
91 Chapter 24 The Radiant Wheel. St. Peter examines Dante on Faith.
90 Chapter 23 The Triumph of Christ. The Virgin Mary. The Apostles. Gabriel.
89 Chapter 22 St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corruption of Monks. The Eighth Heaven, the Fixed Stars.
88 Chapter 21 The Seventh Heaven, Saturn: The Contemplative. The Celestial Stairway. St. Peter Damiano. His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates.
87 Chapter 20 The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old. Benevolence of the Divine Will.
86 Chapter 19 The Eagle discourses of Salvation, Faith, and Virtue. Condemnation of the vile Kings of A.D. 1300.
85 Chapter 18 The Sixth Heaven, Jupiter: Righteous Kings and Rulers. The Celestial Eagle. Dante's Invectives against ecclesiastical Avarice.
84 Chapter 17 Cacciaguida's Prophecy of Dante's Banishment.
82 Chapter 15 Cacciaguida. Florence in the Olden Time.
81 Chapter 14 The Third Circle. Discourse on the Resurrection of the Flesh. The Fifth Heaven, Mars: Martyrs and Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. The Celestial Cross.
80 Chapter 13 Of the Wisdom of Solomon. St. Thomas reproaches Dante's Judgement.
79 Chapter 12 St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic. Lament over the State of the Franciscan Order. The Second Circle.
78 Chapter 11 St. Thomas recounts the Life of St. Francis. Lament over the State of the Dominican Order
77 Chapter 10 The Fourth Heaven, the Sun: Theologians and Fathers of the Church. The First Circle. St. Thomas of Aquinas.
76 Chapter 9 Cunizza da Romano, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab. Neglect of the Holy Land.
75 Chapter 8 Ascent to the Third Heaven, Venus: Lovers. Charles Martel. Discourse on diverse Natures.
74 Chapter 7 Beatrice's Discourse of the Crucifixion, the Incarnation, the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body.
73 Chapter 6 Justinian. The Roman Eagle. The Empire. Romeo.
72 Chapter 5 Discourse of Beatrice on Vows and Compensations. Ascent to the Second Heaven, Mercury: Spirits who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds.
71 Chapter 4 Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows.
70 Chapter 3 Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance.
69 Chapter 2 The First Heaven, the Moon: Spirits who, having taken Sacred Vows, were forced to violate them. The Lunar Spots.
68 Part 3 Paradiso Chapter 1 The Ascent to the First Heaven. The Sphere of Fire.
67 Chapter 33 Lament over the State of the Church. Final Reproaches of Beatrice. The River Eunoe.
66 Chapter 32 The Tree of Knowledge. Allegory of the Chariot.
65 Chapter 31 Reproaches of Beatrice and Confession of Dante. The Passage of Lethe. The Seven Virtues. The Griffon.
64 Chapter 30 Virgil's Departure. Beatrice. Dante's Shame.
63 Chapter 29 The Triumph of the Church.
62 Chapter 28 The River Lethe. Matilda. The Nature of the Terrestrial Paradise.
61 Chapter 27 The Wall of Fire and the Angel of God. Dante's Sleep upon the Stairway, and his Dream of Leah and Rachel. Arrival at the Terrestrial Paradise.
60 Chapter 26 Sodomites. Guido Guinicelli and Arnaldo Daniello.
59 Chapter 25 Discourse of Statius on Generation. The Seventh Circle: The Wanton.
58 Chapter 24 Buonagiunta da Lucca. Pope Martin IV, and others. Inquiry into the State of Poetry.
57 Chapter 23 Forese. Reproof of immodest Florentine Women.
56 Chapter 22 Statius' Denunciation of Avarice. The Sixth Circle: The Gluttonous. The Mystic Tree.
55 Chapter 21 The Poet Statius. Praise of Virgil.
54 Chapter 20 Hugh Capet. Corruption of the French Crown. Prophecy of the Abduction of Pope Boniface VIII and the Sacrilege of Philip the Fair. The Earthquake.
53 Chapter 19 Dante's Dream of the Siren. The Fifth Circle: The Avaricious and Prodigal. Pope Adrian V.
52 Chapter 18 Virgil further discourses of Love and Free Will. The Abbot of San Zeno.
51 Chapter 17 Dante's Dream of Anger. The Fourth Circle: The Slothful. Virgil's Discourse of Love.
50 Chapter 16 Marco Lombardo. Lament over the State of the World.
49 Chapter 15 The Third Circle: The Irascible. Dante's Visions. The Smoke.
48 Chapter 14 Guido del Duca and Renier da Calboli. Cities of the Arno Valley. Denunciation of Stubbornness.
47 Chapter 13 The Second Circle: The Envious. Sapia of Siena.
46 Chapter 12 The Sculptures on the Pavement. Ascent to the Second Circle.
44 Chapter 10 The Needle's Eye. The First Circle: The Proud. The Sculptures on the Wall.
43 Chapter 9 Dante's Dream of the Eagle. The Gate of Purgatory and the Angel. Seven P's. The Keys.
42 Chapter 8 The Guardian Angels and the Serpent. Nino di Gallura. The Three Stars. Currado Malaspina.
41 Chapter 7 The Valley of Flowers. Negligent Princes.
40 Chapter 6 Dante's Inquiry on Prayers for the Dead. Sordello. Italy.
39 Chapter 5 Those who died by Violence, but repentant. Buonconte di Monfeltro. La Pia.
38 Chapter 4 Farther Ascent. Nature of the Mountain. The Negligent, who postponed Repentance till the last Hour. Belacqua.
37 Chapter 3 Discourse on the Limits of Reason. The Foot of the Mountain. Those who died in Contumacy of Holy Church. Manfredi.
36 Chapter 2 The Celestial Pilot. Casella. The Departure.
35 Part 2 Purgatorio Chapter 1 The Shores of Purgatory. The Four Stars. Cato of Utica. The Rush.
34 Fourth Division of the Ninth Circle, the Judecca: Traitors to their Lords and Benefactors. Lucifer, Judas Iscariot, Brutus, and Cassius. The Chasm of Lethe. The Ascent.
33 Count Ugolino and the Archbishop Ruggieri. The Death of Count Ugolino's Sons. Third Division of the Ninth Circle, Ptolomaea: Traitors to their Friends. Friar Alberigo, Branco d' Oria.
32 The Ninth Circle: Traitors. The Frozen Lake of Cocytus. First Division, Caina: Traitors to their Kindred. Camicion de' Pazzi.
31 The Giants, Nimrod, Ephialtes, and Antaeus. Descent to Cocytus.
30 Other Falsifiers or Forgers. Gianni Schicchi, Myrrha, Adam of Brescia, Potiphar's Wife, and Sinon of Troy.
29 Geri del Bello. The Tenth Bolgia: Alchemists. Griffolino d' Arezzo and Capocchino.
28 The Ninth Bolgia: Schismatics. Mahomet and Ali. Pier da Medicina, Curio, Mosca, and Bertrand de Born.
27 Guido da Montefeltro. His deception by Pope Boniface VIII.
26 The Eighth Bolgia: Evil Counsellors. Ulysses and Diomed. Ulysses' Last Voyage.
25 Vanni Fucci's Punishment. Agnello Brunelleschi, Buoso degli Abati, Puccio Sciancato, Cianfa de' Donati, and Guercio Cavalcanti.
24 The Seventh Bolgia: Thieves. Vanni Fucci. Serpents.
23 Escape from the Malabranche. The Sixth Bolgia: Hypocrites. Catalano and Loderingo. Caiaphas.
22 Ciampolo, Friar Gomita, and Michael Zanche. The Malabranche quarrel.
21 The Fifth Bolgia: Peculators. The Elder of Santa Zita. Malacoda and other Devils.
20 The Fourth Bolgia: Soothsayers. Amphiaraus, Tiresias, Aruns, Manto, Eryphylus, Michael Scott, Guido Bonatti, and Asdente. Virgil reproaches Dante's Pity. Mantua's Foundation.
19 The Third Bolgia: Simoniacs. Pope Nicholas III. Dante's Reproof of corrupt Prelates.
18 The Eighth Circle, Malebolge: The Fraudulent and the Malicious. The First Bolgia: Seducers and Panders. Venedico Caccianimico. Jason. The Second Bolgia: Flatterers. Allessio Interminelli. Thais.
17 Geryon. The Violent against Art. Usurers. Descent into the Abyss of Malebolge.
16 Guidoguerra, Aldobrandi, and Rusticucci. Cataract of the River of Blood.
15 The Violent against Nature. Brunetto Latini.
14 The Sand Waste and the Rain of Fire. The Violent against God. Capaneus. The Statue of Time, and the Four Infernal Rivers.
13 The Wood of Thorns. The Harpies. The Violent against themselves. Suicides. Pier della Vigna. Lano and Jacopo da Sant' Andrea.
12 The Minotaur. The Seventh Circle: The Violent. The River Phlegethon. The Violent against their Neighbours. The Centaurs. Tyrants.
11 The Broken Rocks. Pope Anastasius. General Description of the Inferno and its Divisions.
10 Farinata and Cavalcante de' Cavalcanti. Discourse on the Knowledge of the Damned.
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8 Phlegyas. Philippo Argenti. The Gate of the City of Dis.
7 The Fourth Circle: The Avaricious and the Prodigal. Plutus. Fortune and her Wheel. The Fifth Circle: The Irascible and the Sullen. Styx.
6 The Third Circle: The Gluttonous. Cerberus. The Eternal Rain. Ciacco. Florence.
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