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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 02

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 [Illustrator]; Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 [Translator]· 2 chapters· 2,124 words

"THROUGH me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd: To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love. Before me things create were none,...

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BROKE the deep slumber in my brain a crash Of heavy thunder, that I shook myself, As one by main force rous'd. Risen upright, My rested eyes I mov'd around, and search'd With fi...

1. Chapter 1

"THROUGH me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd: To rear me wa...