Part 19

“The Vision of Dante Alighieri.” Translated by the Reverend H. F. Cary. Canto XI, Hell, p. 47. “Dante’s Divine Comedy,” with an Introduction and Notes by Edmund G. Gardner, M.A. (London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co.)

Footnote 9:

Longfellow’s Translation, Inf., Vol. XI, pp. 97–108.

Footnote 10:

This passage probably indicates that he was sensitive to being laughed at for his interest in these animals.

Footnote 11:

“The Smaller Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, New York” (jointly with H. D. Minot).

Footnote 12:

Dante Alighieri, “Inferno” XXVI, ll. 112–120. Translated by the Reverend H. F. Cary, A.M.

Footnote 13:

Alfred Tennyson. “Ulysses.” Last four lines.

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