[42] Purg. 8. "Era già l'ora," &c.
[43] Purg. 19, 27, 1, 2.
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By ocean's shore we still prolonged our stay Like men, who, thinking of a journey near, Advance in thought, while yet their limbs delay.—Wright. |
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And like a pilgrim who with fond delight Surveys the temple he has vow'd to see, And hopes one day its wonders to recite.—Ibid. |
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Like one who, from Croatia come to see Our Veronica (image long adored), Gazes, as though content he ne'er could be— Thus musing, while the relic is pourtray'd— "Jesus my God, my Saviour and my Lord, O were thy features these I see display'd?"—Wright. |
Quella imagine benedetta la quale Gesù Cristo lasciò a noi per esempio della sua bellissima figura.—Vita Nuova, p. 353.
He speaks of the pilgrims going to Rome to see it; compare also the sonnet to the pilgrims, p. 355: