The Divine Comedy, Volume 2, Purgatory

Dante Alighieri · en
CANTO XX.
Fifth Ledge: the Avaricious.—The Spirits celebrate examples of Poverty
and Bounty.—Hugh Capet.—His discourse on his descendants.—Trembling of
the Mountain.

CANTO XXI.
Fifth Ledge: the Avaricious.—Statius.—Cause of the trembling of the
Mountain.—Statius does honor to Virgil.

CANTO XXII.
Ascent to the Sixth Ledge—Discourse of Statius and Virgil.—Entrance to
the Ledge: the Gluttonous.—The Mystic Tree.—Examples of Temperance.

CANTO XXIII.
Sixth Ledge the Gluttonous.—Forese Donati.—Nella.—Rebuke of the women
of Florence.

CANTO XXIV.
Sixth Ledge: the Gluttonous.—Forese Donati.—Bonagiunta of Lucca.—Pope
Martin IV.—Ubaldin dalla Pila.—Bonifazio.—Messer Marchese.—Prophecy of
Bonagiunta concerning Gentucca, and of Forese concerning Corso de’
Donati.—Second Mystic Tree.—The Angel of the Pass.

CANTO XXV.
Ascent to the Seventh Ledge.—Discourse of Statius on generation, the
infusion of the Soul into the body, and the corporeal semblance of
Souls after death.—The Seventh Ledge:the Lustful.—The mode of their
Purification.

CANTO XXVI.
Seventh Ledge: the Lustful.—Sinners in the fire, going in opposite
directions.—Guido Guinicelli.—Arnaut Daniel.

CANTO XXVII.
Seventh Ledge: the Lustful.—Passage through the Flames.—Stairway in the
rock.—Night upon the stairs.—Dream of Dante.—Morning.—Ascent to the
Earthly Paradise.—Last words of Virgil.

CANTO XXVIII.
The Earthly Paradise.—The Forest.—A Lady gathering flowers on the bank
of a little stream.—Discourse with her concerning the nature of the
place.

CANTO XXIX.
The Earthly Paradise.—Mystic Procession or Triumph of the Church.

CANTO XXX.
The Earthly Paradise.—Beatrice appears.—Departure of Virgil.—Reproof of
Dante by Beatrice.

CANTO XXXI.
The Earthly Paradise.—Reproachful discourse of Beatrice, and confession
of Dante.—Passage of Lethe.—Appeal of the Virtues to Beatrice.—Her
Unveiling.

CANTO XXXII.
The Earthly Paradise.—Return of the Triumphal procession.—The Chariot
bound to the Mystic Tree.—Sleep of Dante.—His waking to find the
Triumph departed.—Transformation of the Chariot.—The Harlot and the
Giant.

CANTO XXXIII.
The Earthly Paradise.—Prophecy of Beatrice concerning one who shall
restore the Empire.—Her discourse with Dante.—The river Eunoe.—Dante
drinks of it, and is fit to ascend to Heaven.




PURGATORY




CANTO I.


Invocation to the Muses.—Dawn of Easter on the shore of Purgatory.—The
Four Stars.—Cato.—The cleansing of Dante from the stains of Hell.


To run over better waters the little vessel of my genius now hoists its
sails, and leaves behind itself a sea so cruel; and I will sing of that
second realm where the human spirit is purified and becomes worthy to
ascend to heaven.

But here let dead poesy rise again, O holy Muses, since yours I am, and
here let Calliope somewhat mount up, accompanying my song with that
sound of which the wretched Picae felt the stroke such that they
despaired of pardon.[1]