. Florence in poetry, history and art . T OF BEATRICE DEPORTINARI ON ALLSAINTS DAY. Last All Saints holy-day, even now gone by, I met a gathering of damozels; She that came first, as one doth who excells, Had Love with her, bearing her company; A flame burned forward through her steadfast eye,As when in living fire a spirit dwells;So, gazing with the boldness which prevailsOer doubt, I knew an angel she passed on, she bowed her mild approofAnd salutation to all men of worth,Lifting the soul to solemn thoughts heaven itself that lady had her birth,I think, and is with us for
. Florence in poetry, history and art . T OF BEATRICE DEPORTINARI ON ALLSAINTS DAY. Last All Saints holy-day, even now gone by, I met a gathering of damozels; She that came first, as one doth who excells, Had Love with her, bearing her company; A flame burned forward through her steadfast eye,As when in living fire a spirit dwells;So, gazing with the boldness which prevailsOer doubt, I knew an angel she passed on, she bowed her mild approofAnd salutation to all men of worth,Lifting the soul to solemn thoughts heaven itself that lady had her birth,I think, and is with us for our behoof;Blessed are they who meet her on the earth. —Dante Gabriel Rossettis Translation. After that first salutation by Beatrice, Dantehad a marvelous dream, which impressed himso much that he sought interpretation for itis this sonnet: DANTES DREAM. To every heart that feels the gentle flame,To whom this present saying comes in sight,In that to me their thoughts they may indite, All health! in Love, our lord and mastersname, 78. Dante and Beatrice Holiday
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