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divine comedy 51 Chapter 17 Dante's Dream of Anger. The Fourth Circle: The Slothful. Virgil's Discourse of Love.

Remember, Reader, if e'er in the Alps

A mist o'ertook thee, through which thou couldst see

Not otherwise than through its membrane mole,

How, when the vapours humid and condensed

Begin to dissipate themselves, the sphere

Of the sun feebly enters in among them,

And thy imagination will be swift

In coming to perceive how I re-saw

The sun at first, that was already setting.

Thus, to the faithful footsteps of my Master

Mating mine own, I issued from that cloud

To rays already dead on the low shores.

O thou, Imagination, that dost steal us

So from without sometimes, that man perceives not,

Although around may sound a thousand trumpets,

Who moveth thee, if sense impel thee not?
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Moves thee a light, which in the heaven takes form,

By self, or by a will that downward guides it.

Of her impiety, who changed her form

Into the bird that most delights in singing,

In my imagining appeared the trace;

And hereupon my mind was so withdrawn

Within itself, that from without there came

Nothing that then might be received by it.

Then reigned within my lofty fantasy

One crucified, disdainful and ferocious

In countenance, and even thus was dying.

Around him were the great Ahasuerus,

Esther his wife, and the just Mordecai,

Who was in word and action so entire.

And even as this image burst asunder

Of its own self, in fashion of a bubble

In which the water it was made of fails,

There rose up in my vision a young maiden

Bitterly weeping, and she said: "O queen,

Why hast thou wished in anger to be naught?

Thou'st slain thyself, Lavinia not to lose;

Now hast thou lost me; I am she who mourns,

Mother, at thine ere at another's ruin."

As sleep is broken, when upon a sudden

New light strikes in upon the eyelids closed,

And broken quivers ere it dieth wholly,

So this imagining of mine fell down

As soon as the effulgence smote my face,

Greater by far than what is in our wont.

I turned me round to see where I might be,

When said a voice, "Here is the passage up;"


Which from all other purposes removed me,

And made my wish so full of eagerness

To look and see who was it that was speaking,

It never rests till meeting face to face;

But as before the sun, which quells the sight,

And in its own excess its figure veils,

Even so my power was insufficient here.

"This is a spirit divine, who in the way

Of going up directs us without asking,

And who with his own light himself conceals.

He does with us as man doth with himself;

For he who sees the need, and waits the asking,

Malignly leans already tow'rds denial.

Accord we now our feet to such inviting,

Let us make haste to mount ere it grow dark;

For then we could not till the day return."

Thus my Conductor said; and I and he

Together turned our footsteps to a stairway;

And I, as soon as the first step I reached,

Near me perceived a motion as of wings,

And fanning in the face, and saying, "'Beati

Pacifici,' who are without ill anger."

Already over us were so uplifted

The latest sunbeams, which the night pursues,

That upon many sides the stars appeared.

"O manhood mine, why dost thou vanish so?"

I said within myself; for I perceived

The vigour of my legs was put in truce.

We at the point were where no more ascends

The stairway upward, and were motionless,

Even as a ship, which at the shore arrives;

And I gave heed a little, if I might hear

Aught whatsoever in the circle new;

Then to my Master turned me round and said:

"Say, my sweet Father, what delinquency

Is purged here in the circle where we are?

Although our feet may pause, pause not thy speech."

And he to me: "The love of good, remiss

In what it should have done, is here restored;

Here plied again the ill-belated oar;

But still more openly to understand,

Turn unto me thy mind, and thou shalt gather

Some profitable fruit from our delay.

Neither Creator nor a creature ever,

Son," he began, "was destitute of love

Natural or spiritual; and thou knowest it.

The natural was ever without error;

But err the other may by evil object,

Or by too much, or by too little vigour.

While in the first it well directed is,

And in the second moderates itself,

It cannot be the cause of sinful pleasure;

But when to ill it turns, and, with more care

Or lesser than it ought, runs after good,

'Gainst the Creator works his own creation.

Hence thou mayst comprehend that love must be

The seed within yourselves of every virtue,

And every act that merits punishment.

Now inasmuch as never from the welfare

Of its own subject can love turn its sight,

From their own hatred all things are secure;

And since we cannot think of any being

Standing alone, nor from the First divided,

Of hating Him is all desire cut off.

Hence if, discriminating, I judge well,

The evil that one loves is of one's neighbour,

And this is born in three modes in your clay.

There are, who, by abasement of their neighbour,

Hope to excel, and therefore only long

That from his greatness he may be cast down;

There are, who power, grace, honour, and renown

Fear they may lose because another rises,

Thence are so sad that the reverse they love;

And there are those whom injury seems to chafe,

So that it makes them greedy for revenge,

And such must needs shape out another's harm.

This threefold love is wept for down below;

Now of the other will I have thee hear,

That runneth after good with measure faulty.

Each one confusedly a good conceives

Wherein the mind may rest, and longeth for it;

Therefore to overtake it each one strives.

If languid love to look on this attract you,

Or in attaining unto it, this cornice,

After just penitence, torments you for it.

There's other good that does not make man happy;

'Tis not felicity, 'tis not the good

Essence, of every good the fruit and root.

The love that yields itself too much to this

Above us is lamented in three circles;

But how tripartite it may be described,

I say not, that thou seek it for thyself."

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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.
9 The Furies and Medusa. The Angel. The City of Dis. The Sixth Circle: Heresiarchs.
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.
5 The Second Circle: The Wanton. Minos. The Infernal Hurricane. Francesca da Rimini.
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2 The Descent. Dante's Protest and Virgil's Appeal. The Intercession of the Three Ladies Benedight.
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