All 3 Uses of
consequence
in
Dante's Inferno
- But Divine Grace, in the form of Beatrice, who had of old on earth led him aright, now intervened and sent to his aid Virgil, who, as the type of Human Reason, should bring him safe through Hell, showing to him the eternal consequences of sin, and then should conduct him, penitent, up the height of Purgatory, till on its summit, in the Earthly Paradise, Beatrice should appear once more to him.†
Canto T.O.
- They had been going to the left at the foot of the precipice, and consequently turn to the right to ascend the bridge.
Canto 16-18 *consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- Midtierce consequently here means about half-past seven o'clock.
Canto 31-34
Definition:
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(consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)