BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
MAN 14 102

Copyright, 1867,

BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW,

Copyright, 1886,

BY HOUGHTON. MIFFLIN & CO.

All rights reserved.

The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A.
Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company.

CANTO

CONTENTS

PARADISO.

PAGE

I. The Ascent to the First Heaven

II. The First Heaven, or that of the Moon, in which

are seen the Spirits of those who, having taken

Monastic Vows, were forced to violate them

III. Piccarda and Constance

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15

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IV. Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows

V. The Second Heaven, or that of Mercury, where are

seen the Spirits of those who for the Love of

Fame achieved great Deeds

VI. Justinian. - The Roman Eagle. - Romeo

VII. Beatrice's Discourse of the Incarnation, the Im-

mortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of

the Body.

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43

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VIII. The Third Heaven, or that of Venus, where are

seen the Spirits of Lovers. Charles Martel

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IX. Cunizza, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab

X. The Fourth Heaven, or that of the Sun, where are

seen the Spirits of Theologians and Fathers of the

Church. St. Thomas Aquinas

XI. St. Thomas Aquinas recounts the Life of St. Fran-

cis

XII. St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic 61

XIII. Of the Wisdom of Solomon

66

XIV. The Fifth Heaven, or that of Mars, where are seen

the Spirits of Martyrs, and of Crusaders who

died fighting for the true Faith. - The Celestial

Cross

XV. Cacciaguida. - Florence in the Olden Time.

XVI. Cacciaguida's Discourse of the Great Florentines. 80

XVII. Cacciaguida's Prophecy of Dante's Banishment 85

XVIII. The Sixth Heaven, or that of Jupiter, where are

seen the Spirits of Righteous Kings and Rulers.

XX. The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old
XXI. The Seventh Heaven, or that of Saturn, where are
seen the Spirits of the Contemplative. - The
Celestial Stairway. - St. Peter Damiano. - His
Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates
XXII. St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corrup-
tion of the Monks. - The Eighth Heaven, or

that of the Fixed Stars

XXIII. The Triumph of Christ

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126

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The Ninth

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136

XXIV. St. Peter examines Dante upon Faith
XXV. St. James examines Dante upon Hope
XXVI. St. John examines Dante upon Charity
XXVII. St. Peter's Reproof of bad Popes.
Heaven, or the Primum Mobile

XXVIII. God and the Celestial Hierarchies

XXIX. Beatrice's Discourse of the Creation of the An-
gels, and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof

White Rose of Paradise

XXXI. The Glory of Paradise. St. Bernard

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XXXII. St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White

the Trinity. Mystery of the Divine and Hu-
man Nature