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Endnotes explained
The chapter contains endnotes referencing William Law and two passages from Dante's Divine Comedy, specifically from Paradiso X and Purgatorio II.
What happens
The chapter contains endnotes referencing William Law and two passages from Dante's Divine Comedy, specifically from Paradiso X and Purgatorio II.
Key passages
“Tin tin sonando con sì dolce nota Che ’l ben disposto spirito d’ amor turge. Del Paradiso , X 142”
Tinkling with so sweet a note that the well-disposed spirit swells with love.
This line from Dante's Paradiso describes a sound that stirs love in a receptive soul.
“Oma’ vedrai di sì fatti uficiali. Del Purgatorio , II 30”
Now you will see such officials.
This line from Dante's Purgatorio refers to seeing certain angelic or divine figures.