All 7 Uses
heed
in
Dante's Purgatory -- translated by Norton
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- [4] How that may be, if thou wishest to be able to think, collected in thyself imagine Zion and this mountain to stand upon the earth so that both have one sole horizon, and different hemispheres; then thou wilt see that the road which Phaethon, to his harm, knew not how to drive, must needs pass on the one side of this mountain, and on the other side of that, if thy intelligence right clearly heeds.†
Canto 1-11heeds = pays close attention to; or does what is suggested
- Then that one turned to us and gave heed, moving his look only up along his thigh, and said, "Now go up thou, for thou art valiant."†
Canto 1-11 *heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- surely thou mayst be content with this digression, which toucheth thee not, thanks to thy people that for itself takes heed.†
Canto 1-11
- As sometimes for support of ceiling or roof, by way of corbel, a figure is seen joining its knees to its breast, which out of its unreality makes a real pang rise in him who sees it, thus fashioned saw I these when I gave good heed.†
Canto 1-11
- O power imaginative, that dost sometimes so steal us from outward things that a man heeds it not, although around him a thousand trumpets sound, who moveth thee if the sense afford thee naught?†
Canto 12-22heeds = pays close attention to; or does what is suggested
- While we were going on thus along the edge, one before the other, and the good Master was often saying, "Take heed!†
Canto 23-33heed = pay close attention to; or do what is suggested
- Nor did it avail me to obtain[3] inspirations with which, both in dream and otherwise, I called him back; so little did he heed them.†
Canto 23-33
Definitions:
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(1)
(heed) pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested -- especially with regard to a warning or other advice
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)