"EnvyandArroganceandAvarice
Arethethreesparksthathaveallheartsenkindled."
(CantoVI,lines74-75,page33
"Lostarewe,andareonlysofarpunished,
Thatwithouthopeweliveonindesire."
(CantoIV,lines41-42,page20)TopTenQuotes
1)"'AndareyouVirgil,youthefountainthatfreelypourssorichastreamofspeech?'Iansweredhimwithshameuponmypow.'Olightandhonorofallotherpoets,maymylongstudyandtheintenselovethatmademesearchyourvolumeservemenow.Youaremymasterandmyauthor,you-theonlyonefromwhommywritingdrewthenoblestyleforwhichIhavebeenhonored.'"[Dante'sfirstwordstoVirgiluponmeetinghiminthedarkwoodbeforetheirjourneyintoHell.CantoI,Inferno]2)"Andwhen,withgladnessinhisface,heplacedhishanduponmyown,tocomfortme,hedrewmeinamongthehiddenthings.Heresighsandlamentationsandloudcrieswereechoingacrossthestarlessair,sothat,assoonasIsetout,Iwept.Strangeutterances,horriblepronouncements,accentsofanger,wordsofsuffering,andvoicesshrillandfaint,andbeatinghands-allwenttomaketumultthatwillwhirlforeverthroughthatturbid,timelessair,likesandthateddieswhenawhirlwindswirls."[Dante,asheenterstheGatesofHell.CantoIII,Inferno]3)"Theirhandsweretiedbehindbyserpents;thesehadthrusttheirheadandtailrightthroughtheloins,andthenwereknottedontheotherside.And-there!-aserpentsprangwithforceatonewhostooduponourshore,transfixinghimjustwheretheneckandshouldersformaknot.Nooorihaseverbeentranscribeddoquicklyasthatsoulcaughtfireandburnedand,ashefell,completelyturnedtoashes;andwhenhelay,undone,upontheground,thedustofhimcollectedbyitselfandinstantlyreturnedtowhatitwas."[Dante'sdescriptiveaccountoftheeternalpunishmentservedbythievesintheEighthCircleofHell.CantoXXIV,Inferno]4)"Theemperorofthedespondentkingdomsotowered-frommidchest-abovetheice,thatImatchbetterwithagiant'sheightthangiantsmatchthemeasureofhisarms;nowyoucangaugethesizeofallofhimifitisinproportiontosuchlimbs.Ifhewasonceashandsomeashenowisuglyand,despitethat,raisedhispowsagainsthisMaker,onecanunderstandhoweverysorrowhasitssourceinhim!ImarveledwhenIsawthat,onhishead,hehadthreefaces:one--infront-bloodred;andthenanothertwothat,justabovethemidpointofeachshoulder,joinedthefirst."[Dante'sfirstimpressionofSatan.CantoXXXIV,Inferno]5)"Ithrewmyselfdevoutlyathisholyfeet,askinghimtoopenoutofmercy;butfirstIbeatthreetimesuponmypeast.Uponmyforehead,hetracedsevenP'swithhissword'spointandsaid:'Whenyouhaveenteredwithin,takecaretowashawaythesewounds.'Ashes,ordryearththathasjustbeenquarried,wouldshareonecolorwithhisrobe,andfrombeneaththatrobehedrewtwokeys;theonewasmadeofgold,theotherwasofsilver;firstwiththewhite,thenwiththeyellowkey,hepliedthegatesoastosatisfyme."[TheangelguardingthegatesofPurgatorypreparesDanteforhisjourneyandopensthegatestothemountainofPurgatory.CantoIX,Purgatorio]6)"Myson,you'veseenthetemporaryfireandtheeternalfire;youhavereachedtheplacepastwhichmypowerscannotsee.I'vepoughtyouherethroughintellectandart;fromnowon,letyourpleasurebeyourguide;you'repastthesteepandpastthenarrowpaths.Lookatthesunthatshinesuponyourpow;lookatthegrasses,flowers,andtheshrubsbornhere,spontaneously,oftheearth.Amongthem,youcanrestorwalkuntilthecomingofthegladandlovelyeyes-thoseeyesthat,weeping,sentmetoyourside.Awaitnofurtherwordorsignfromme:yourwillisfree,erect,andwhole-toactagainstthatwillwouldbetoerr:thereforeIcrownandmiteryouoveryourself."[Virgil'slastwordstoDanteashegivesDantethepowertoguidehimself.CantoXXVII,Purgatorio]7)"'Turn,Beatrice,oturnyourholyeyesuponyourfaithfulone,'theirsongbeseeched,'who,thathemightseeyou,hascomesofar.Outofyourgrace,dousthisgrace;unveilyourlipstohim,sothathemaydiscernthesecondbeautyyouhavekeptconcealed.'Osplendorofeternallivinglight,who'severgrownsopalebeneathParnassus'shadeorhasdrunksodeeplyfromitsfountain,thathe'dnotseemtohavehismindconfounded,tryingtorenderyouasyouappearedwhereheaven'sharmonywasyourpalelikeness-yourface,seenthroughtheair,unveiledcompletely?"[TheangelsintheEarthlyParadiseaskBeatricetoshowherfacetoDante.Dante'sresponse.CantoXXXI,Purgatorio]8)"Olady,youinwhommyhopegainsstrength,youwho,formysalvation,haveallowedyourfootstepstobeleftinHell,inallthethingsthatIhaveseen,IrecognizethegraceandbenefitthatI,dependinguponyourpowerandgoodness,havereceived.Youdrewmeoutfromslaverytofreedombyallthosepaths,byallthosemeansthatwerewithinyourpower.Do,inme,preserveyourgenerosity,sothatmysoul,whichyouhavehealed,whenitissetloosefrommybody,beasoulthatyouwillwelcome."[Dante,thankingBeatriceforsavinghim.CantoXXXI,Paradiso]9)"Ograceabounding,throughwhichIpresumedtosetmyeyesontheEternalLightsolongthatIspentallmysightonit!InitsprofundityIsaw-ingatheredandboundbyloveintoonesinglevolumewhat,intheuniverse,seemsseparate,scattered:substances,accidents,anddispositionsasifconjoined-insuchawaythatwhatItellisonlyrudimentary."[Dante,onhisvisionofGod.CantoXXXIII,Paradiso]10)"Butthenmymindwasstruckbylightthatflashedand,withthislight,receivedwhatithadasked.Hereforcefailedmyhighfantasy;butmydesireandwillweremovedalready-likeawheelrevolvinguniformly-bytheLovethatmoesthesunandtheotherstars."[Dante'sconclusionofTheDivineComedy.CantoXXXIII,Paradiso]摘自以下外文网站中文翻译可通过专门翻译软件。
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