[148]xi. 100sqq.; p. 287, Oxf. Ed.; p. 230, Bemporad.[149]IV, xxviii. 70sqq.; p. 335, Oxf. Ed.; p. 311, Bemporad.[150]IV, xvi. 69; p. 318, Oxf. Ed.; p. 283, Bemporad. Salimbene (ed. cit.), pp. 457, 512, 530sqq.[151]IV, xiv. 105; p. 315, Oxf. Ed.; p. 278, Bemporad.[152]IV, xv. 135; p. 316, Oxf. Ed.; p. 280, Bemporad.[153]I, xiv.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; pp. 329, 332, Bemporad.[154]p. 385, Oxf. Ed.; p. 329, Bemporad.[155]V.E.I, xiii.fin.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; p. 331, Bemporad.[156]“Quid nunc personat tuba novissimi Frederici? quid tintinabulum secundi Caroli? quid cornua Iohannis et Azzonis marchionum potentum? quid aliorum magnatum tibiae? nisiVenite carnifices, etc.,” p. 386, Oxf. Ed.; p. 330, Bemporad.[157]V.E.II, vi. 42-6; p. 394, Oxf. Ed.; p. 343sq., Bemporad.[158]Hor.Ep.I., xiv, 43.[159]No. 616.[160]Dr. Reid, in an article on “Humour” (Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. VI, p. 272), which had not yet appeared when these lines were written, describing the gift as follows: “Humour is invariably associated with alertness and breadth of mind, a keen sense of proportion, and faculties of quick observation and comparison. It involves a certain detachment from, or superiority to, the disturbing experiences of life. It appreciates the whimsicalities and contradictions of life, recognises the existence of what is unexpected or absurd, and extracts joy out of what might be a cause of sadness....”[161]Op. cit.p. 51.[162]Inf.xx. 61-3.[163]Vol. II, p. 534.[164]Par.i. 1sqq., 103sqq.[165]Inf.iii. 16-18.[166]Cf.e.g., the legend of St. Gregory alluded to inPurg.x. 75.[167]Inf.iv. 131.[168]See above, pp. 28sqq.and “Dante and A League of Nations,”Anglo-Italian Review, December, 1918, pp. 327-335.[169]Purg.i. 7sqq.;Par.i. 13sqq.;cf.Inf.ii. 7.[170]Purg.vi. 118.[171]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 544.[172]Inf.xxxi.[173]Inf.iv. 144.[174]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 541, note.[175]Par.xxv. 3.[176]Conv.III, ix., fin.; p. 285, Oxf. Ed.; p. 227, Bemporad.[177]Croce on the contrary urges with perhaps too great a bias in the other direction, that if Dante were not so great as a Poet, little would be thought of his achievements in other lines: “Se Dante non fosse, com’ è, grandissimo poeta, è da presumere che tutte quelle altre cose perderebbero rilievo.”—Poesia di Dante, p. 10.[178]“On Dante the Poet,” see an admirable lecture delivered before the British Academy on May 4th, 1921, by Professor Cesare Foligno. (Humphrey Milford, 1/6 net). See also Appendix III.[179]Osservatore Romano, May 4th, 1921. See Appendix II.[180]La Poesia di Dante, Laterza, 1921.[181]Id., pp. 9, 10.[182]Id., p. 27.[183]Cf.Statius’ words inPurg.xxii. 76—Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregnoDe la vera credenza, seminataPer li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.
[148]xi. 100sqq.; p. 287, Oxf. Ed.; p. 230, Bemporad.[149]IV, xxviii. 70sqq.; p. 335, Oxf. Ed.; p. 311, Bemporad.[150]IV, xvi. 69; p. 318, Oxf. Ed.; p. 283, Bemporad. Salimbene (ed. cit.), pp. 457, 512, 530sqq.[151]IV, xiv. 105; p. 315, Oxf. Ed.; p. 278, Bemporad.[152]IV, xv. 135; p. 316, Oxf. Ed.; p. 280, Bemporad.[153]I, xiv.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; pp. 329, 332, Bemporad.[154]p. 385, Oxf. Ed.; p. 329, Bemporad.[155]V.E.I, xiii.fin.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; p. 331, Bemporad.[156]“Quid nunc personat tuba novissimi Frederici? quid tintinabulum secundi Caroli? quid cornua Iohannis et Azzonis marchionum potentum? quid aliorum magnatum tibiae? nisiVenite carnifices, etc.,” p. 386, Oxf. Ed.; p. 330, Bemporad.[157]V.E.II, vi. 42-6; p. 394, Oxf. Ed.; p. 343sq., Bemporad.[158]Hor.Ep.I., xiv, 43.[159]No. 616.[160]Dr. Reid, in an article on “Humour” (Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. VI, p. 272), which had not yet appeared when these lines were written, describing the gift as follows: “Humour is invariably associated with alertness and breadth of mind, a keen sense of proportion, and faculties of quick observation and comparison. It involves a certain detachment from, or superiority to, the disturbing experiences of life. It appreciates the whimsicalities and contradictions of life, recognises the existence of what is unexpected or absurd, and extracts joy out of what might be a cause of sadness....”[161]Op. cit.p. 51.[162]Inf.xx. 61-3.[163]Vol. II, p. 534.[164]Par.i. 1sqq., 103sqq.[165]Inf.iii. 16-18.[166]Cf.e.g., the legend of St. Gregory alluded to inPurg.x. 75.[167]Inf.iv. 131.[168]See above, pp. 28sqq.and “Dante and A League of Nations,”Anglo-Italian Review, December, 1918, pp. 327-335.[169]Purg.i. 7sqq.;Par.i. 13sqq.;cf.Inf.ii. 7.[170]Purg.vi. 118.[171]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 544.[172]Inf.xxxi.[173]Inf.iv. 144.[174]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 541, note.[175]Par.xxv. 3.[176]Conv.III, ix., fin.; p. 285, Oxf. Ed.; p. 227, Bemporad.[177]Croce on the contrary urges with perhaps too great a bias in the other direction, that if Dante were not so great as a Poet, little would be thought of his achievements in other lines: “Se Dante non fosse, com’ è, grandissimo poeta, è da presumere che tutte quelle altre cose perderebbero rilievo.”—Poesia di Dante, p. 10.[178]“On Dante the Poet,” see an admirable lecture delivered before the British Academy on May 4th, 1921, by Professor Cesare Foligno. (Humphrey Milford, 1/6 net). See also Appendix III.[179]Osservatore Romano, May 4th, 1921. See Appendix II.[180]La Poesia di Dante, Laterza, 1921.[181]Id., pp. 9, 10.[182]Id., p. 27.[183]Cf.Statius’ words inPurg.xxii. 76—Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregnoDe la vera credenza, seminataPer li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.
[148]xi. 100sqq.; p. 287, Oxf. Ed.; p. 230, Bemporad.
[148]xi. 100sqq.; p. 287, Oxf. Ed.; p. 230, Bemporad.
[149]IV, xxviii. 70sqq.; p. 335, Oxf. Ed.; p. 311, Bemporad.
[149]IV, xxviii. 70sqq.; p. 335, Oxf. Ed.; p. 311, Bemporad.
[150]IV, xvi. 69; p. 318, Oxf. Ed.; p. 283, Bemporad. Salimbene (ed. cit.), pp. 457, 512, 530sqq.
[150]IV, xvi. 69; p. 318, Oxf. Ed.; p. 283, Bemporad. Salimbene (ed. cit.), pp. 457, 512, 530sqq.
[151]IV, xiv. 105; p. 315, Oxf. Ed.; p. 278, Bemporad.
[151]IV, xiv. 105; p. 315, Oxf. Ed.; p. 278, Bemporad.
[152]IV, xv. 135; p. 316, Oxf. Ed.; p. 280, Bemporad.
[152]IV, xv. 135; p. 316, Oxf. Ed.; p. 280, Bemporad.
[153]I, xiv.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; pp. 329, 332, Bemporad.
[153]I, xiv.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; pp. 329, 332, Bemporad.
[154]p. 385, Oxf. Ed.; p. 329, Bemporad.
[154]p. 385, Oxf. Ed.; p. 329, Bemporad.
[155]V.E.I, xiii.fin.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; p. 331, Bemporad.
[155]V.E.I, xiii.fin.; p. 387, Oxf. Ed.; p. 331, Bemporad.
[156]“Quid nunc personat tuba novissimi Frederici? quid tintinabulum secundi Caroli? quid cornua Iohannis et Azzonis marchionum potentum? quid aliorum magnatum tibiae? nisiVenite carnifices, etc.,” p. 386, Oxf. Ed.; p. 330, Bemporad.
[156]“Quid nunc personat tuba novissimi Frederici? quid tintinabulum secundi Caroli? quid cornua Iohannis et Azzonis marchionum potentum? quid aliorum magnatum tibiae? nisiVenite carnifices, etc.,” p. 386, Oxf. Ed.; p. 330, Bemporad.
[157]V.E.II, vi. 42-6; p. 394, Oxf. Ed.; p. 343sq., Bemporad.
[157]V.E.II, vi. 42-6; p. 394, Oxf. Ed.; p. 343sq., Bemporad.
[158]Hor.Ep.I., xiv, 43.
[158]Hor.Ep.I., xiv, 43.
[159]No. 616.
[159]No. 616.
[160]Dr. Reid, in an article on “Humour” (Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. VI, p. 272), which had not yet appeared when these lines were written, describing the gift as follows: “Humour is invariably associated with alertness and breadth of mind, a keen sense of proportion, and faculties of quick observation and comparison. It involves a certain detachment from, or superiority to, the disturbing experiences of life. It appreciates the whimsicalities and contradictions of life, recognises the existence of what is unexpected or absurd, and extracts joy out of what might be a cause of sadness....”
[160]Dr. Reid, in an article on “Humour” (Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. VI, p. 272), which had not yet appeared when these lines were written, describing the gift as follows: “Humour is invariably associated with alertness and breadth of mind, a keen sense of proportion, and faculties of quick observation and comparison. It involves a certain detachment from, or superiority to, the disturbing experiences of life. It appreciates the whimsicalities and contradictions of life, recognises the existence of what is unexpected or absurd, and extracts joy out of what might be a cause of sadness....”
[161]Op. cit.p. 51.
[161]Op. cit.p. 51.
[162]Inf.xx. 61-3.
[162]Inf.xx. 61-3.
[163]Vol. II, p. 534.
[163]Vol. II, p. 534.
[164]Par.i. 1sqq., 103sqq.
[164]Par.i. 1sqq., 103sqq.
[165]Inf.iii. 16-18.
[165]Inf.iii. 16-18.
[166]Cf.e.g., the legend of St. Gregory alluded to inPurg.x. 75.
[166]Cf.e.g., the legend of St. Gregory alluded to inPurg.x. 75.
[167]Inf.iv. 131.
[167]Inf.iv. 131.
[168]See above, pp. 28sqq.and “Dante and A League of Nations,”Anglo-Italian Review, December, 1918, pp. 327-335.
[168]See above, pp. 28sqq.and “Dante and A League of Nations,”Anglo-Italian Review, December, 1918, pp. 327-335.
[169]Purg.i. 7sqq.;Par.i. 13sqq.;cf.Inf.ii. 7.
[169]Purg.i. 7sqq.;Par.i. 13sqq.;cf.Inf.ii. 7.
[170]Purg.vi. 118.
[170]Purg.vi. 118.
[171]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 544.
[171]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 544.
[172]Inf.xxxi.
[172]Inf.xxxi.
[173]Inf.iv. 144.
[173]Inf.iv. 144.
[174]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 541, note.
[174]Mediaeval Mind, Vol. II, p. 541, note.
[175]Par.xxv. 3.
[175]Par.xxv. 3.
[176]Conv.III, ix., fin.; p. 285, Oxf. Ed.; p. 227, Bemporad.
[176]Conv.III, ix., fin.; p. 285, Oxf. Ed.; p. 227, Bemporad.
[177]Croce on the contrary urges with perhaps too great a bias in the other direction, that if Dante were not so great as a Poet, little would be thought of his achievements in other lines: “Se Dante non fosse, com’ è, grandissimo poeta, è da presumere che tutte quelle altre cose perderebbero rilievo.”—Poesia di Dante, p. 10.
[177]Croce on the contrary urges with perhaps too great a bias in the other direction, that if Dante were not so great as a Poet, little would be thought of his achievements in other lines: “Se Dante non fosse, com’ è, grandissimo poeta, è da presumere che tutte quelle altre cose perderebbero rilievo.”—Poesia di Dante, p. 10.
[178]“On Dante the Poet,” see an admirable lecture delivered before the British Academy on May 4th, 1921, by Professor Cesare Foligno. (Humphrey Milford, 1/6 net). See also Appendix III.
[178]“On Dante the Poet,” see an admirable lecture delivered before the British Academy on May 4th, 1921, by Professor Cesare Foligno. (Humphrey Milford, 1/6 net). See also Appendix III.
[179]Osservatore Romano, May 4th, 1921. See Appendix II.
[179]Osservatore Romano, May 4th, 1921. See Appendix II.
[180]La Poesia di Dante, Laterza, 1921.
[180]La Poesia di Dante, Laterza, 1921.
[181]Id., pp. 9, 10.
[181]Id., pp. 9, 10.
[182]Id., p. 27.
[182]Id., p. 27.
[183]Cf.Statius’ words inPurg.xxii. 76—Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregnoDe la vera credenza, seminataPer li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.
[183]Cf.Statius’ words inPurg.xxii. 76—
Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregnoDe la vera credenza, seminataPer li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.
Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregnoDe la vera credenza, seminataPer li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.
Già era ’l mondo tutto quanto pregno
De la vera credenza, seminata
Per li messaggi dell’ etterno regno.