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... Wadsworth Longfellow A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a... ...y of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnish... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsworth Lon... ...ined I till we reached the river. And lo! towards us coming in a boat An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, Crying: “Woe unto you, ye souls depr... ...ent, Which the crowds had, that many were and great, Of infants and of women and of men. To me the Master good: “Thou dost not ask What spirits ... ...sen The three infernal Furies stained with blood, Who had the limbs of women and their mien, And with the greenest hydras were begirt; Small ser... ...d he thereafterward, “whose name is Crete, Under whose king the world of old was chaste. There is a mountain there, that once was glad With waters... ... wind, And think not every water washes you. Ye have the Old and the New Testament, And the Pastor of the Church who guideth you Let this suffic...

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