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THE DIVINE COMEDY
OF DANTE ALIGHIERI?(1265-1321)
TRANSLATED BY?HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW?(1807-1882)
CANTICLE III: PARADISO
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CONTENTS
Paradiso
I. The Ascent to the First Heaven. The Sphere of Fire. II. The First Heaven, the Moon: Spirits who, having taken
Sacred Vows, were forced to violate them. The Lunar Spots. III. Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance.?IV. Questionings of the Soul and of Broken Vows.?V. Discourse of Beatrice on Vows and Compensations.
Ascent to the Second Heaven, Mercury: Spirits who for the Love of Fame achieved great Deeds.?VI. Justinian. The Roman Eagle. The Empire. Romeo.?VII. Beatrice's Discourse of the Crucifixion, the Incarnation,
the Immortality of the Soul, and the Resurrection of the Body. VIII. Ascent to the Third Heaven, Venus: Lovers. Charles Martel.
Discourse on diverse Natures.?IX. Cunizza da Romano, Folco of Marseilles, and Rahab.
Neglect of the Holy Land.?X. The Fourth Heaven, the Sun: Theologians and Fathers of
the Church. The First Circle. St. Thomas of Aquinas. XI. St. Thomas recounts the Life of St. Francis. Lament over
the State of the Dominican Order.?XII. St. Buonaventura recounts the Life of St. Dominic. Lament
over the State of the Franciscan Order. The Second Circle. XIII. Of the Wisdom of Solomon. St. Thomas reproaches
Dante's Judgement.?XIV. The Third Circle. Discourse on the Resurrection of the Flesh.
The Fifth Heaven, Mars: Martyrs and Crusaders who died fighting for the true Faith. The Celestial Cross.?XV. Cacciaguida. Florence in the Olden Time.?XVI. Dante's Noble Ancestry. Cacciaguida's Discourse of
the Great Florentines.?XVII. Cacciaguida's Prophecy of Dante's Banishment.?XVIII. The Sixth Heaven, Jupiter: Righteous Kings and Rulers.
The Celestial Eagle. Dante's Invectives against?ecclesiastical Avarice.?XIX. The Eagle discourses of Salvation, Faith, and Virtue.
Condemnation of the vile Kings of A.D. 1300.?XX. The Eagle praises the Righteous Kings of old.
Benevolence of the Divine Will.?XXI. The Seventh Heaven, Saturn: The Contemplative.
The Celestial Stairway. St. Peter Damiano. His Invectives against the Luxury of the Prelates.?XXII. St. Benedict. His Lamentation over the Corruption of Monks.
The Eighth Heaven, the Fixed Stars.?XXIII. The Triumph of Christ. The Virgin Mary. The Apostles.
Gabriel.?XXIV. The Radiant Wheel. St. Peter examines Dante on Faith. XXV. The Laurel Crown. St. James examines Dante on Hope.
Dante's Blindness.?XXVI. St. John examines Dante on Charity. Dante's Sight. Adam. XXVII. St. Peter's reproof of bad Popes. The Ascent to
the Ninth Heaven, the 'Primum Mobile.'?XXVIII. God and the Angelic Hierarchies.?XXIX. Beatrice's Discourse of the Creation of the Angels,
and of the Fall of Lucifer. Her Reproof of Foolish and Avaricious Preachers.?XXX. The Tenth Heaven, or Empyrean. The River of Light.
The Two Courts of Heaven. The White Rose of Paradise. The great Throne.?XXXI. The Glory of Paradise. Departure of Beatrice. St. Bernard. XXXII. St. Bernard points out the Saints in the White Rose. XXXIII. Prayer to the Virgin. The Threefold Circle of the Trinity.
Mystery of the Divine and Human Nature.
The Divine Comedy?translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?(e-text courtesy ILT's Digital Dante Project)
PARADISO
Paradiso: Canto I
The glory of Him who moveth everything?Doth penetrate the universe, and shine?In one part more and in another less.
Within that heaven which most his light receives?Was I, and things beheld which to repeat?Nor knows, nor can, who from above descends;
Because in drawing near to its desire?Our intellect ingulphs itself so far,?That after it the memory cannot go.
Truly whatever of the holy realm?I had the power to treasure in my mind?Shall now become the subject of my song.
O good Apollo, for this last emprise?Make of me such a vessel of thy power?As giving the beloved laurel asks!
One summit of Parnassus hitherto?Has been enough for me, but now with both?I needs must enter the arena left.
Enter into my bosom, thou, and breathe?As at