The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Paradise, Volume 3 by Henry Francis Cary Astounded, to the guardian of my stepsI turn'd me, like the chill, who always runsThither for succour, where he trusteth most, And she was like the mother, who her sonBeholding pale and breathless, with her voiceSoothes him, and he is cheer'd; for thus she spake, Soothing me: "Know'st not thou, thou art in heav'n?And know'st not thou, whatever is in heav'n, Is holy, and that nothing there is doneBut is done zealously and well? Deem now, What change in thee the song, and what my smilehad wrought, since thus the shout had pow'r to move thee.In which couldst thou have understood their prayers, The vengeance were already known to thee, Which thou must witness ere thy mortal hour, The sword of heav'n is not in haste to smite, Nor yet doth linger, save unto his seeming, Who in desire or fear doth look for it.But elsewhere now l bid thee turn thy view;So shalt thou many a famous spirit behold."Mine eyes directing, as she will'd, I sawA hundred little spheres, that fairer grewBy interchange of splendour. I remain'd, As one, who fearful of o'er-much presuming, Abates in him the keenness of desire, Nor dares to question, when amid those pearls, One largest and most lustrous onward drew, That it might yield contentment to my wish;And from within it these the sounds I heard. "If thou, like me, beheldst the charityThat burns amongst us, what thy mind conceives, Were utter'd. But that, ere the lofty boundThou reach, expectance may not weary thee, I will make answer even to the thought, Which thou hast such respect of. In old days, That mountain, at whose side Cassino rests, Was on its height frequented by a raceDeceived and ill dispos'd: and I it was, Who thither carried first the name of Him, Who brought the soul-subliming truth to man.And such a speeding grace shone over me, That from their impious worship I reclaim'dThe dwellers round about, who with the worldWere in delusion lost. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching