All 13 Uses of
heed
in
Dante's Inferno
- Two men are just, but there they are not heeded; Pride, Envy, Avarice are the three sparks that have inflamed their hearts.†
Canto 4-6 *
- Our descent must needs be slow so that the sense may first accustom itself a little to the dismal blast, and then will be no heed of it.†
Canto 10-12
- I began, "Master, thou that overcomest everything, except the obdurate demons, who at the entrance of the gate came out against us, who is that great one that seemeth not to heed the fire, and lies scornful and contorted, so that the rain seems not to ripen him?"†
Canto 13-15
- Now come on behind me, and take heed withal, not to set thy feet upon the burning sand, but keep them always close unto the wood.†
Canto 13-15
- Then he said, "Now it is time to depart from the wood; take heed that thou come behind me; the margins afford way, for they are not burning, and above them all the vapor is extinguished."†
Canto 13-15
- Old report in the world calls them blind; it is a people avaricious, envious, and proud; from their customs take heed that thou keep thyself clean.†
Canto 13-15
- To their cries my Teacher gave heed; he turned his face toward me, and "Now wait," he said; "to these one should be courteous, and were it not for the fire that the nature of the place shoots out, I should say that haste better befitted thee than them."†
Canto 16-18
- I wished to speak thus, "Take heed that thou embrace me," but the voice came not as I had thought.†
Canto 16-18
- While I was gazing down there fixedly, my Leader, saying, "Take heed! take heed!" drew me to himself from the place where I was standing.†
Canto 19-21
- take heed!" drew me to himself from the place where I was standing.†
Canto 19-21
- As dolphins, when, by the arching of their back, they give a sign to sailors that they take heed for the safety of their vessel, so, now and then, to alleviate his pain, one of the sinners showed his back and hid in less time than it lightens.†
Canto 22-24
- And he to me, "Thy prayer is worthy of much praise, and therefore I accept it, but take heed that thy tongue restrain itself.†
Canto 25-27
- When we were down in the dark abyss beneath the feet of the giant, but far lower, and I was gazing still at the high wall, I heard say to me, "Beware how thou steppest; take heed thou trample not with thy soles the heads of the wretched weary brethren."†
Canto 31-34
Definition:
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(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice