Inferno I.49-54 (engraving by Gustave Doré)

And then a wolf, who seemed to be encumbered

with every craving, looking lean and light,

and she’s made wretched lives for many others—

with the fear that issued from her very sight,

she put upon me such a heavy strain

that I lost hope of getting to the height.

Inferno I.46-48 (engraving by Gustave Doré)

Against me he appeared to make his way,
with his head high and with furious hunger,
so that the air itself appeared to quake.

Inferno I.31-33 (engraving by Gustave Doré)

And behold, just where the hill begins to slope,

a leopard light and lithe and very fast,

and covered over with a spotted coat;