IN THE METRE AND TRIPLE RHYME OF THE ORIGINAL;

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

1862.

"Lettor, tu vedi ben com' io innalzo La mia materia, e però con più arte Non ti maravigliar s' io la rincalzo."

PURGATORIO, ix. 70-72.

FRINTED BY J. E. ADLARD, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, E.C.

TO GARIBALDI

AND THE PEOPLE OF ITALY,

THE FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN OF DANTE;

AS AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

AND REGRET FOR THEIR FORMER SUFFERINGS;

OF ADMIRATION AND JOY FOR THEIR LATE CONDUCT

AND PRESENT POSITION;

AND OF HOPE

FOR THEIR FUTURE UNION AND PROSPERITY;

THIS VERSION OF THE

PURGATORIO

IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY

THE TRANSLATOR.