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The Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Volume 9); The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With Bibliographical and Critical Notes
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Paperback. General Books LLC 2012-01-02.
ISBN 9781150307096
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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Excerpt: ... for him ; the Emperor having received some warning, addressed De Vinea: 'My friend, in thee I have full trust; art thou sure that this is medicine, not poison?' De Vinea replied: 'How often has my physician ministered healthful medicines ! -- why are you now afraid?' Frederick took the cup, sternly commanded the physician to drink half of it. The physician threw himself at the King's feet, and, as he fell, overthrew the liquor. But what was left was administered to some criminals, who died in agony. The Emperor wrung his hands and wept bitterly: 'Whom can I now trust, betrayed by my own familiar friend? Never can I know security, never can I know joy more.' By one account Peter de Vinea was led ignominiously on an ass through Pisa, and thrown into prison, where he dashed his brains out against the wall. Dante's immortal verse has saved the fame of De Vinea: according to the poet he was the victim of wicked and calumnious jealousy." See also Giuseppe de Blasiis, Vita et Opere di Pietro della Vigna. 64. Chaucer, Legende of Goode Women:-- Envle ys lavendere of the court alway; For she ne parteth neither nyght ne day Out of the house of Cesar, thus aaith Daunte. 112. Iliad, XII. 146: "Like two wild boars, which catch the coming tumult of men and dogs in the mountains, and, advancing obliquely to the attack, break down the wood about them, cutting it off at the roots." 120. "Lano, " says Boccaccio, Comento, " was a young gentleman of Siena, who had a large patrimony, and associating himself with a club of other young Sienese, called the Spendthrift Club, they also being all rich, together with them, not spending but squandering, in a short time he consumed all that he had and became very poor." Joining some Florentine troops sent out against the A re tines, he was in a skirmish at the par
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