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... poet is made to un- derstand the mysteries of religion . Beatrice reproves Dante for the errors of his past life , which the poet humbly confesses , and he is taken across the waters of Lethe ; and after many mystical visions the poet ...
... poet is made to un- derstand the mysteries of religion . Beatrice reproves Dante for the errors of his past life , which the poet humbly confesses , and he is taken across the waters of Lethe ; and after many mystical visions the poet ...
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... poet's song . Thunders roll ; clouds drop showers ; rainbows appear ; lightnings gleam ; and a blessed coolness overspreads the plain . Everything ripens ; the poet overlooks none of the varied harvests ; he hallows all by his presence ...
... poet's song . Thunders roll ; clouds drop showers ; rainbows appear ; lightnings gleam ; and a blessed coolness overspreads the plain . Everything ripens ; the poet overlooks none of the varied harvests ; he hallows all by his presence ...
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... poet essays to awaken the rude , reckless , unobservant man , who takes every- thing for granted , to an attentive observation of the high wonders of all - nourishing nature , by which he is constantly surrounded . But scarcely are all ...
... poet essays to awaken the rude , reckless , unobservant man , who takes every- thing for granted , to an attentive observation of the high wonders of all - nourishing nature , by which he is constantly surrounded . But scarcely are all ...
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