34/76 It would be easy to illustrate what he has borrowed from Lucretius, or to point out that the pathos of Clorinda's apparition to Tancredi after death is a debt to Petrarch. It may, however, suffice here to indicate six phrases taken straight from Dante; since the _Divine Comedy_ was little studied in Tasso's age, and his selection of these lines reflects credit on his taste. These are: Onorate l'altissimo campione! (iii. 73: _Inf._ iv.) Goffredo intorno gli occhi gravi e tardi (vii. |