“Quanto tra l‘ultimar dell’ ora terza E il principio del dì par della spera Che sempre a guisa di fanciullo scherza, Tanto pareva già in ver la sera Essere al sol del suo corso rimaso; Vespero là, e qui mezza notte era. E i raggi ne ferian per mezzo il naso, Perchè per noi girato era si il monte, Che già dritti andavamo in ver l’occaso.” _Purg._ xv. 1-9. “As much as ’twixt the close of the third hour And dawn of day appeareth of that sphere Which aye in fashion of a child is playing, So much, it now appeared, towards the night Was of his course remaining to the sun; There it was evening, and ’twas midnight here. And the rays smote the middle of our faces, Because by us the mount was so encircled, That straight towards the west we now were going.” ---------------------------------------------------------------- Evening. On the 3rd Cornice. “Noi andavam per lo vespero, attenti Oltre, quanto potean gli occhi allungarsi Contra i raggi serotini e lucenti.“ _Purg._ xv. 139-141. “We passed along athwart the twilight, peering Forward, as far as ever eye could stretch Against the sunbeams serotine and lucent.” ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sunset at sea-level, 6 p.m. “Io rividi Lo sole in pria, che già nel corcare era.” _Purg_ xvii. 8, 9. “I saw again The sun at first, that was already setting.” ---------------------------------------------------------------- On the 3rd Cornice. “I raggi, morti già, nei bassi lidi.“ _Purg._ xvii. 12. “Rays already dead on the low shores.” ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ascent to the 4th Cornice. “Procacciam di salir pria che s’abbui.” _Purg._ xvii. 62. “Let us make haste to mount ere it grow dark.” ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sunset on the Mountain, shortly after 6 p.m. On the 4th Cornice. “Già eran sopra noi tanto levati Gli ultimi raggi che la notte segue, Che le stelle apparivan da più lati.” _Purg._ xvii. 70-72.