The Divine Comedy By Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Complete
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These eyes are not thy only Paradise. " As here we sometimes in the looks may seeTh' affection mark'd, when that its sway hath ta'enThe spirit wholly; thus the hallow'd light, To whom I turn'd, flashing, bewray'd its willTo talk yet further with me, and began:"On this fifth lodgment of the tree, whose lifeIs from its top, whose fruit is ever fairAnd leaf unwith'ring, blessed spirits abide, That were below, ere they arriv'd in heav'n, So mighty in renown, as every museMight grace her triumph wit...h them. On the hornsLook therefore of the cross: he, whom I name, Shall there enact, as doth in summer cloudIts nimble fire. " Along the cross I saw, At the repeated name of Joshua, A splendour gliding; nor, the word was said, Ere it was done: then, at the naming sawOf the great Maccabee, another moveWith whirling speed; and gladness was the scourgeUnto that top. The next for CharlemagneAnd for the peer Orlando, two my gazePursued, intently, as the eye pursuesA falcon flying. Last, along the cross, William, and Renard, and Duke Godfrey drewMy ken, and Robert Guiscard.
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