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VIRGIL or VIRGIL:<br />

AENEID 7 37 / VIRGIL AENEID 7 37 / KLINE<br />

Nunc age, qui reges, Erato, quae<br />

tempora, rerum Come now, Erato, and I’ll tell of the kings, the<br />

times.<br />

DANTE:<br />

INF C4 73-75 / DANTE INF C4 73-75 / KLINE<br />

«O tu ch'onori scïenzïa e arte, O you, who value every science and art,<br />

questi chi son c'hanno cotanta onranza, who are these, who have such honour<br />

che dal modo de li altri li diparte?». that they stand apart from all the rest?<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C4 76-78 / DANTE INF C4 76-78 / KLINE<br />

E quelli a me: «L'onrata nominanza And he to me: Their fame, that sounds out for<br />

them,<br />

che di lor suona sù ne la tua vita, honoured in that life of yours,<br />

grazïa acquista in ciel che sì li avanza». brings them heaven’s grace that advances them.<br />

DANTE notes:<br />

INF C4 76 / DANTE INF C4 76 / KLINE<br />

E quelli a me: «L'onrata nominanza And he to me: Their fame, that sounds out for<br />

them,<br />

ERATO TURNS TO SEE VIRGIL. SHE TURNS LEFT AND RIGHT TO ANNOUNCE.<br />

ERATO: & ERATO:<br />

INF C4 79-81 / DANTE INF C4 79-81 / KLINE<br />

Intanto voce fu per me udita: Meanwhile I heard a voice:<br />

Onorate l'altissimo poeta; Honour the great poet:<br />

l'ombra sua torna, ch'era dipartita. his departed shade returns.<br />

INF C4 82-87 / KLINE<br />

After the voice had paused, and was quiet, I saw four great shadows come towards us with faces that were neither<br />

sad nor happy. The good Master began to speak: ‘Take note of him, with a sword in hand, who comes in front of the<br />

other three, as if he were their lord:<br />

THE 4 SHADES APPROACH DANTE AND VIRGIL, HOMER LEADING. EACH WEARS THE BOOK OF HIS WORKS<br />

ON HIS CHEST OR BACK.<br />

VIRGIL POINTS OUT THE POETS TO THE AUDIENCE.<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C4 88-90 / DANTE INF C4 88-90 / KLINE<br />

quelli è Omero poeta sovrano; That is Homer, the sovereign poet:<br />

l'altro è Orazio satiro che vene; next Horace the satirist:<br />

Ovidio è 'l terzo, e l'ultimo Lucano. Ovid is the third, and last is Lucan.<br />

DANTE notes:<br />

INF C4 88-90 / DANTE INF C4 88-90 / KLINE<br />

quelli è Omero poeta sovrano; That is Homer, the sovereign poet:<br />

l'altro è Orazio satiro che vene; next Horace the satirist:<br />

Ovidio è 'l terzo, e l'ultimo Lucano. Ovid is the third, and last is Lucan.<br />

VIRGIL:<br />

INF C4 91-93 / DANTE INF C4 91-93 / KLINE<br />

Però che ciascun meco si convene Because each is worthy, with me, of that name<br />

nel nome che sonò la voce sola, the one voice sounded, they do me honour,<br />

fannomi onore, e di ciò fanno bene. and, in doing so, do good.<br />

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