The Vision, or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri . I should have said,That haste had better suited thee than them. They, when we stopped, resumed their ancient wail,And, soon as they had reached us, all the three 2g Whirled round together in one restless naked champions, smeared with slippery oilAre wont, intent, to watch their place of holdAnd vantage, ere in closer strife they meet;Thus each one, as he wheeled, his countenanceAt me directed, so that opposite 54 THE VISION OF DANTE [Canto xvi The neck movol ever to the twinkling feet. If woe of this unsound and dreary
The Vision, or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise of Dante Alighieri . I should have said,That haste had better suited thee than them. They, when we stopped, resumed their ancient wail,And, soon as they had reached us, all the three 2g Whirled round together in one restless naked champions, smeared with slippery oilAre wont, intent, to watch their place of holdAnd vantage, ere in closer strife they meet;Thus each one, as he wheeled, his countenanceAt me directed, so that opposite 54 THE VISION OF DANTE [Canto xvi The neck movol ever to the twinkling feet. If woe of this unsound and dreary waste/Thus one began, added to our sad cheerThus peeled with flame, do call forth scorn on uaAnd our entreaties, let our great renownIncline thee to inform us who thou art,That dost imprint, with living feet unharmed,The soil of Hell. He, in whose track thou seestMy steps pursuing, naked though he beAnd reft of all, was of more high estateThan thou believest; grandchild of the chasteGualdrada, him they Guidoguerra called,Who in his lifetime many a noble act 30. Achieved, both by his wisdom and his sword. A^ The other, next to me that beats the sand. Is Aldobrandi, name deserving well, In the upper world, of honour ; and myself. Who in this torment do partake with them. Am Rusticucci, whom, past doubt, my wife. Of savage temper, more than aught beside Hath to this evil brought. If from the fire I had been sheltered, down amidst them straight I then had cast me ; nor my guide, I deem. Would have restrained my going : but that fear 50 Of the dire burning vanquished the desire. Which made me eager of their wished embrace. I then began : Not scorn, but grief much more,Such as long time alone can cure, your doomFixed deep within me, soon as this my lord Lines 27-104] HELL 65 Spake words, whose tenor tauglit me to expect That such a race, as ye are, was at hand. I am a countryman of yours, who still Affectionate have uttered, and have heard Your deeds and names renowned. Leaving the g
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