All 6 Uses of
penitent
in
Dante's Inferno -- translated by Cary
- Man can do violence To himself and his own blessings: and for this He in the second round must aye deplore With unavailing penitence his crime, Whoe'er deprives himself of life and light, In reckless lavishment his talent wastes, And sorrows there where he should dwell in joy.†
Canto 1.1-11
- Lethe thou shalt see, But not within this hollow, in the place, Whither to lave themselves the spirits go, Whose blame hath been by penitence remov'd."†
Canto 1.12-22
- ...the Count first with loud cries declared his penitence,
Canto 1.N *penitence = sorrow for having done wrong
- Bathing devout with penitential tears,†
Canto 1.N
- In penitence.†
Canto 1.N
- distinctness with which the conscience of the penitent reflects†
Canto 1.N
Definition:
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(penitent) feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such