Hi Carrol,

I have found three passages that are related to your quotation:

Canto CVI has
"This is grain rite
           Luigi in hill path
                      this is grain rite"

XCVII has "Luigi*, gobbo*, makes his communion with wheat grain
                             in the hill paths
                                                       at sunrise"

And CIV has "Luigi in hill paths
                             chews wheat at sunrise,
                                       that grain, his communion."

I guess it could be linked to the idea of a "religion of nature," to
Persephone and nature cycles etc.
I hope this helps at least a bit.

Best,
Reka



On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Carrol Cox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In what Canto does the following line occur, andhave I remembered it
> accurately?
>
> Luigi in hillpath, chewing wheat
>
> Carrol
>
> P.S. And incidentally, what the the line mean (i.e., what theme in the
> poem does it echo)? I like it anyhow, but seeing some link in it would
> make it more interesting.
>