Cavour and Garibaldi Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: realm of Prance," and intense belief in the greatness of her people, and carrying daring and devotion to the verge of fanaticism, awoke in the very depths of soc... more »iety the heart of the nation out of the midst of despair, until hy the sheer strength of native worth, the overwrought people had vindicated for themselves their honour and salvation, in spite of every human obstacle, and in defiance of every recognised means or aid. A spirit not absolutely of another kind burns also in him. He, goaded almost to madness at the sight of his country's degradation, and called forth by the consciousness of a nobler destiny, has given up his every thought, act, and wish as to a sacred cause ; and touching the inmost heart of his brothers, and calling them round a king in whom the nation itself is idealized before his eyes, has led them on to incredible success, and inspired them with unconquerable faith. She who breathed life into France, her work once done, was a peasant girl again. So, too, the rock of Caprera lives in the hearts of millions of Italians as the emblem of perfect worth, of moral dignity, and of faith unwavering. Aet. VIII.—Dante And His English Translators. 1. The Divine Comedy translated into English verse. By Rev. H. Botd, A.M. London. 1802. 2. The Comedy of Dante Alighieri. Inferno, Cantos 1—10. Translated by Odoardo Volpi. Dublin. 1836. 3. Plain and direct Translation of the Inferno of Dante, Cantos 1—4. By C. Hindley. London. 1842. 4. The Inferno of Dante, translated in the terza rima of the original. By John Dayman, A.M. London. 1843. 5. Translation of Canto 5 of the Inferno, and the Narrative of Hugolino. By H. C. Jennings. 6. Ten Cantos of the Inferno of Dante, newly translated in English verse. By T. W. Parsons. Boston, U.S. 1843....« less