Note h — Chapter IX · [a] (continued 3)
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The application of the visions of the Apocalypse to the corruptions of Rome has commonly been said to have been first made by the Franciscan seceders. But it may be traced higher, and is remarkably pointed out by Dante.
Di voi pastor s' accorse 'l Vangelista, Quando colei, chi siede sovra l'acque, Puttaneggiar co' regi a lui fu vista. Inferno, cant. xix.