Galenus, Avicen, and him who made That commentary vast, Averroes.31 Of all to speak at full were vain attempt; For my wide theme so urges, that oft-times My words fall short of what bechanced. In two The six associates part. Another way My sage guide leads me, from that air serene, Into a climate ever vex’d with storms: And to a part I come, where no light shines. ARGUMENT.—Coming into the second circle of Hell, Dante at the entrance beholds Minos the Infernal Judge, by whom he is admonished
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