. The Divine comedy of Dante Alighieri. ut at one pointAlone we fell. When of that smile we wished smile so rapturously kissdBy one so deep in love, then he, who neerFrom me shall separate, at once my lipsAll trembling kissd. The book and writer bothWere loves purveyors. In its leaves that day * Caina. The place to which mur-derers are doomed. 3 • Francesca. Francesca, the dauprh-ter of Guide da Polenta, Lord of Ra-venna, was given by her father in mar-riage to Lanciotto, son of Malatesta,Lord of Rimini, a man of extraordinarycourage, but deformed in his brother Paolo, who


. The Divine comedy of Dante Alighieri. ut at one pointAlone we fell. When of that smile we wished smile so rapturously kissdBy one so deep in love, then he, who neerFrom me shall separate, at once my lipsAll trembling kissd. The book and writer bothWere loves purveyors. In its leaves that day * Caina. The place to which mur-derers are doomed. 3 • Francesca. Francesca, the dauprh-ter of Guide da Polenta, Lord of Ra-venna, was given by her father in mar-riage to Lanciotto, son of Malatesta,Lord of Rimini, a man of extraordinarycourage, but deformed in his brother Paolo, who unhappily pos-sessed those graces which the husbandof Francesca wanted, engaged her af- fections; and being taken in adultery,they were both put to death by theenraged Lanciotto. * • Lancelot. One of the Knightsof the Round Table, and the lover ofGinevra, or Guinever, celebrated in ro-mance. The incident alluded to seemsto have made a strong impression onthe imagination of Dante, who intro-duces it again, in the Paradise, b FAMOUS PAINTINGS FROM THE PARIS SALON. DEATH OF FKANCESCA DA RIMINI AND OFPAOLO MALAtESTA Photogravure from the original painting hv Alexandre Cabanel exbthited in the Paris Salon of i8yo.


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