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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 01

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 [Illustrator]; Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 [Translator]· 2 chapters· 2,205 words

IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its growth, Which to remember only, my dismay Renews, in bitterness not far from death...

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NOW was the day departing, and the air, Imbrown'd with shadows, from their toils releas'd All animals on earth; and I alone Prepar'd myself the conflict to sustain, Both of sad...

1. Chapter 1

IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how rob...