• Dante, Convito , III 14, defines splendor as “reflected light.” Here it means the creation; the reflected light of God. Job 38:7:⁠— “When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.” And again, 35:⁠— “Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?” ↩
• Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica , I Quaest. LXI 3:⁠— “The angelic nature was made before the creation of time, and after eternity.” ↩
• In the creation of the Angels. Some editions read nove Amori , the nine Loves, or nine choirs of Angels. ↩
• Genesis 1:2:⁠— “And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” ↩
• Pure Matter, or the elements; pure Form, or the Angels; and the two conjoined, the human race. Form, in the language of the Schools, and as defined by Thomas Aquinas, is the principle “by which we first think, whether it be called intellect, or intellectual soul.” See note 1260 . ↩
• Genesis 1:31:⁠— “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” ↩