The Prophecy of Dante: A Poem

Almighty Alps Apennine Bard Beatrice beauty bid the Hebrew birds bled blood breast breath bright Beatricē bless'd brow CANTO chain enthral charms to pontiffs chisel bid Chivalry Conquerors on foreign costui dooms to scatter dust she dooms earth earthly embalm Eternal fame feel figliuoli Florence foreshown Foretelling genius Ghibelline guerdon heart Hellas imitate immortal Israel Italian reader Italy Judgment throne Julius II lavish'd line 18 Lionardo Aretino lone rock lone spirit lyre mine-my mogli moons shall rise mortal Nine moons Note overthrew page 39 Paradise phecies pinions poem poesy poet pontiffs proud PROPHECY OF DANTE Ravenna reader is requested rise o'er scenes Roman seraph set thee free shalt Socrate soil song Sonnet soul stars sway sweet tear terza rima thine things thou hast thoughts shall spring thy skies Tiber toil tomb tyrant's hall tyrants verse vulture wave wing wrong Xantippe yet-yet