“A voice, That made me seem like needle to the star, In turning to its whereabout.” Par. xii. 29, 30. (Carey).
[287] “The needle which guides mariners, for by the virtue of the heavens it is attracted and turned towards that star which is called the North Star.” Composizione del Mondo, Bk. VII. part iv. ch. 2.
[288] Inf. xxvi. 127-129.
[289] Purg. i. 30.
[290] Purg. i. 26.
[291] Purg. viii. 89.
[292] “Four bright stars, four sacred lights.”
“We are nymphs here, and in heaven we are stars.” Purg. xxxi. 104-106.