Dante ("Dante Alighieri") ( 10 of 33 )
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]
Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
The great refusal.
[It., Il gran rifiuto.]
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
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Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
Le tre faville che hanno i cori accesi.]
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
Not in mine eyes alone in Paradise.
He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
He is not always at ease who laughs.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire.]
Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.
[It., Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata.]
Doubting charms me not less than knowledge.
[It., Non menno che saper, dubbiar m'aggrata.]
Their eyes seem'd rings from whence the gems were gone.
[It., Parean l'occhiaje anella senza gemme.]
Their eyes seem'd rings from whence the gems were gone.
[It., Parean l'occhiaje anella senza gemme.]
Go forth and preach impostures to the world,
But give them truth to build on.
Go forth and preach impostures to the world,
But give them truth to build on.