In later work from his pen we also see the Laureatefor he has now received official recognition from his nationin his relations to the culture as well as to the thought of his time, keeping pace with the age in all its complex engrossments and problems.

of the "Inferno," where Benvenuto, speaking of the power of mental engrossment or moral affections to overcome physical pain, says, "As I, indeed, have seen a sick man cause the poem of Dante to be brought to him for relief from the burning pains of fever.