Today's installment concludes Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay on Dante by Richard William Church published in 1878.If

Dante was alone -- except in his visionary world, solitary and companionless.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine Comedy,our selection from Essay

The very form in which it is cast is that of a journey, difficult, toilsome, perilous, and full of change.Continuing Dante Composes he Divine

The commons were on their side, the moderate men, the party of law, the lovers of republican government, and for the most part the magistrates; but

In ancient history all that is most memorable and instructive gathers round cities; civilization and empire were concentrated within