The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Complete
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His glory, by whose might all things are mov’d, Pierces the universe, and in one part Sheds more resplendence, elsewhere less. In heav’n, That largeliest of his light partakes, was I, Witness of things, which to relate again Surpasseth power of him who comes from thence; For that, so near approaching its desire Our intellect is to such depth absorb’d, That memory cannot follow. Nathless all, That in my thoughts I of …
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- AuthorDante Alighieri
- SourceProject Gutenberg #8799
- Length35,345 words · 2h 21m of reading
- Chapters34
- DictionaryNot yet generated
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-28
Contents
34 chapters
Recovered from the original source text, so you can open the book at any of them.
- 01LIST OF CANTOS
- 02CANTO I
- 03CANTO II
- 04CANTO III
- 05CANTO IV
- 06CANTO V
- 07CANTO VI
- 08CANTO VII
- 09CANTO VIII
- 10CANTO IX
- 11CANTO X
- 12CANTO XI
- 13CANTO XII
- 14CANTO XIII
- 15CANTO XIV
- 16CANTO XV
- 17CANTO XVI
- 18CANTO XVII
- 19CANTO XVIII
- 20CANTO XIX
- 21CANTO XX
- 22CANTO XXI
- 23CANTO XXII
- 24CANTO XXIII
- 25CANTO XXIV
- 26CANTO XXV
- 27CANTO XXVI
- 28CANTO XXVII
- 29CANTO XXVIII
- 30CANTO XXIX
- 31CANTO XXX
- 32CANTO XXXI
- 33CANTO XXXII
- 34CANTO XXXIII
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