The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Purgatory, Volume 1

And of that second region will I sing, In which the human spirit from sinful blot Is purg'd, and for ascent to Heaven prepares.

我要歌唱第二境界，那里的灵魂摆脱罪恶的污点，接受净化，准备升入天堂。

"Say who are ye, that stemming the blind stream, Forth from th' eternal prison-house have fled?" He spoke and moved those venerable plumes.

"你们是谁，竟逆着幽暗的河流，从永恒的牢狱中逃出？"他说着，须发飘动。