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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO DANTE, by VITTORIO AMEDEO ALFIERI Poet's Biography First Line: Great father, alighieri, if from the skies Last Line: "to meet with such, pass by nor deign a glance." Subject(s): Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) | |||
"GREAT father Alighieri, if from the skies This thy disciple prostrate thou dost see Before thy gravestone, shaken with deep sighs, O turn thou not in wrathfulness from me! O of thy kindness, favouring pure desires, Illuminate me with a ray of thine; Must who to pristine, deathless fame aspires Take arms 'gainst envy and each fell design?" "I did so, son, to my great sorrow, for Thereby the names of men too vile to tread Under my feet are heard for evermore. If thou dost trust in me, why droop thy head? Go thunder, triumph, and if thou shouldst chance To meet with such, pass by nor deign a glance." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE LANGUAGE by ROBERT DUNCAN IN HELL WITH VIRG AND DAN: CANTO 17 by CAROLYN KIZER ON A PALMETTO by SIDNEY LANIER NATIONE NON MORIBUS (1265-1321) by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SONNET: INSCRIPTION FOR A PORTRAIT OF DANTE by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO DANTE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT SONNET: TO DANTE by GUIDO CAVALCANTI MYRRHA by VITTORIO AMEDEO ALFIERI |
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