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Excerpt from The Divina Commedia, And, Canzoniere, Vol. 1 of 5
So bitter 'tis, death's self were little more; But that the good there found I may display, I'll tell what else 'twas given me to explore. How I there entered, can I not well say, So sleep-opprest was I in that same hour When from the true path thus I went astray. But when I reached a point 'bove which did tower A mount, where to its end that valley drew, Which pierced my heart with terror's torturing power, I looked on high, and lo 1 its slopes to view '5 Came clothed with brightness from that planet's ray Which for all others ordereth path most true. Then for a while did peace the fear allay That my heart's fountain vexed, nor did relent All the sad night I passed in such dismay, And e'en as one who, panting, worn, and spent, From the deep sea escaping to the shore, Turns to the perilous waves in wonderment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
