promised highest esperance: For him, there being no directer heir And urgèd mostly by such confidence, Joanné chose as heir to reign alone, Having no son-inheritor to the throne.
Canto IV (after Stanza 86)
Canto VI (after Stanza 7)
There, in sublime Italia, yawns a cave, Secret and celebrate, Avernus hight, Wherethrough the Trojan leader bold and brave Gainèd Infernus-realm of gloomy Night. And als this Antre easy adit gave, By road untrod, to Ocean’s middle site, The Sea-god Neptune’s proper tenement: Now thither Bacchus ’gan the long descent.
Canto VI (after Stanza 24)
Dolour of fell Dislove hath no respect For fault or for unfault on either part; If what thou lovest lief thy love reject Only some sore revenge shall salve the smart. But say, What profit shall thy love expect, When she thou lovest hath bestowed her heart? How shall for others Love himself deny When Love delights his foll’owers aye to fly?
Canto VI (after Stanza 40)
Canto VI (after Stanza 81)
“Thou Guard divine, who dost with Angels dwell, And of the Starry Pole hast seigniory; Thou who didst bring Thy people Israèl Through the burst waters of the blushing sea: If from more risks than what t’ Aeneas fell Or Ithican Ulysses sav’edst thou me, Passing Apollo’s largely bounded path Through rage of Aeolus and Tethys’ wrath.”
Canto VI (after Stanza 94)