The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri, Vol. 1 of 3

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Excerpt from The Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri, Vol. 1 of 3: Consisting of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and ParadisoFew Dedicators fet out with a profefiion, that they intend to addrefs their Patrons at their own ewpence, although this may fome times be really the cafe. This, however, is literally true with refpeét to me. Before the late Rebellion, I was happy in your ilord ihip's protection and fociety. Yet, though under many obligations, the remembrance of which is indelible, though my fituation was endeared to me by a coincidence of tafte in our literary purfuits, I fuffered the terrors of men to drive me from my pofi, when with you I might be now contemplating the works of God in the wonders of Chemifiry, the deep impreifion of which on your Lordihip's mind, you have often expreifed in converfa~ tion with me. My removal was contrary to your Lordfhip's opinion, contrary to my own inclination, when I left your neighbourhood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.