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Rise from your graves�察�drowsy and drugged with death��

As men who suddenly aroused from sleep

Look round amazed�察�and know not where they are��



In happy hours�察�when the imagination

Wakes like a wind at midnight�察�and the soul

Trembles in all its leaves�察�it is a joy

To be uplifted on its wings�察�and listen

To the prophetic voices in the air

That call us onward。  Then the work we do

Is a delight�察�and the obedient hand

Never grows weary。  But how different is it

En the disconsolate�察�discouraged hours��

When all the wisdom of the world appears

As trivial as the gossip of a nurse

In a sick´room�察�and all our work seems useless��



What is it guides my hand�察�what thoughts possess me��

That I have drawn her face among the angels��

Where she will be hereafter�拭 �O sweet dreams��

That through the vacant chambers of my heart

Walk in the silence�察�as familiar phantoms

Frequent an ancient house�察�what will ye with me��

'T is said that Emperors write their names in green

When under age�察�but when of age in purple。

So Love�察�the greatest Emperor of them all��

Writes his in green at first�察�but afterwards

In the imperial purple of our blood。

First love or last love��which of these two passions

Is more omnipotent�拭 �Which is more fair��

The star of morning or the evening star��

The sunrise or the sunset of the heart��

The hour when we look forth to the unknown��

And the advancing day consumes the shadows��

Or that when all the landscape of our lives

Lies stretched behind us�察�and familiar places

Gleam in the distance�察�and sweet memories

Rise like a tender haze�察�and magnify

The objects we behold�察�that soon must vanish��



What matters it to me�察�whose countenance

Is like the Laocoon's�察�full of pain�察�whose forehead

Is a ploughed harvest´field�察�where three´score years

Have sown in sorrow and have reaped in anguish��

To me�察�the artisan�察�to whom all women

Have been as if they were not�察�or at most

A sudden rush of pigeons in the air��

A flutter of wings�察�a sound�察�and then a silence��

I am too old for love�察�I am too old

To flatter and delude myself with visions

Of never´ending friendship with fair women��

Imaginations�察�fantasies�察�illusions��

In which the things that cannot be take shape��

And seem to be�察�and for the moment are。

                  ��Convent bells ring。



Distant and near and low and loud the bells��

Dominican�察�Benedictine�察�and Franciscan��

Jangle and wrangle in their airy towers��

Discordant as the brotherhoods themselves

In their dim cloisters。  The descending sun

Seems to caress the city that he loves��

And crowns it with the aureole of a saint。

I will go forth and breathe the air a while。





II。



SAN SILVESTRO



A Chapel in the Church of San Silvestra on Monte Cavallo。



VITTORIA COLONNA�察�CLAUDIO TOLOMMEI�察�and others。



VITTORIA。

Here let us rest a while�察�until the crowd

Has left the church。  I have already sent

For Michael Angelo to join us here。



MESSER CLAUDIO。

After Fra Bernardino's wise discourse

On the Pauline Epistles�察�certainly

Some words of Michael Angelo on Art

Were not amiss�察�to bring us back to earth。



MICHAEL ANGELO�察�at the door。

How like a Saint or Goddess she appears��

Diana or Madonna�察�which I know not��

In attitude and aspect formed to be

At once the artist's worship and despair��



VITTORIA。

Welcome�察�Maestro。  We were waiting for you。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

I met your messenger upon the way��

And hastened hither。



VITTORIA。

                     It is kind of you

To come to us�察�who linger here like gossips

Wasting the afternoon in idle talk。

These are all friends of mine and friends of yours。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

If friends of yours�察�then are they friends of mine。

Pardon me�察�gentlemen。  But when I entered

I saw but the Marchesa。



VITTORIA。

                       Take this seat

Between me and Ser Claudio Tolommei��

Who still maintains that our Italian tongue

Should be called Tuscan。  But for that offence

We will not quarrel with him。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

                         Eccellenza



VITTORIA。

Ser Claudio has banished Eccellenza

And all such titles from the Tuscan tongue。



MESSER CLAUDIO。

'T is the abuse of them and not the use

I deprecate。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

            The use or the abuse

It matters not。  Let them all go together��

As empty phrases and frivolities��

And common as gold´lace upon the collar

Of an obsequious lackey。



VITTORIA。

                        That may be��

But something of politeness would go with them��

We should lose something of the stately manners

Of the old school。



MESSER CLAUDIO。

                 Undoubtedly。



VITTORlA。

                              But that

Is not what occupies my thoughts at present��

Nor why I sent for you�察�Messer Michele。

It was to counsel me。  His Holiness

Has granted me permission�察�long desired��

To build a convent in this neighborhood��

Where the old tower is standing�察�from whose top

Nero looked down upon the burning city。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

It is an inspiration��



VITTORIA。

                      I am doubtful

How I shall build�察�how large to make the convent��

And which way fronting。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

                 Ah�察�to build�察�to build��

That is the noblest art of all the arts。

Painting and sculpture are but images��

Are merely shadows cast by outward things

On stone or canvas�察�having in themselves

No separate existence。  Architecture��

Existing in itself�察�and not in seeming

A something it is not�察�surpasses them

As substance shadow。  Long�察�long years ago��

Standing one morning near the Baths of Titus��

I saw the statue of Laocoon

Rise from its grave of centuries�察�like a ghost

Writhing in pain�察�and as it tore away

The knotted serpents from its limbs�察�I heard��

Or seemed to hear�察�the cry of agony

From its white�察�parted lips。  And still I marvel

At the three Rhodian artists�察�by whose hands

This miracle was wrought。  Yet he beholds

Far nobler works who looks upon the ruins

Of temples in the Forum here in Rome。

If God should give me power in my old age

To build for Him a temple half as grand

As those were in their glory�察�I should count

My age more excellent than youth itself��

And all that I have hitherto accomplished

As only vanity。



VITTORIA。

               I understand you。

Art is the gift of God�察�and must be used

Unto His glory。  That in art is highest

Which aims at this。  When St。 Hilarion blessed

The horses of Italicus�察�they won

The race at Gaza�察�for his benediction

O'erpowered all magic�察�and the people shouted

That Christ had conquered Marnas。  So that art

Which bears the consecration and the seal

Of holiness upon it will prevail

Over all others。  Those few words of yours

Inspire me with new confidence to build。

What think you�拭 �The old walls might serve�察�perhaps��

Some purpose still。  The tower can hold the bells。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

If strong enough。



VITTORIA。

           If not�察�it can be strengthened。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

I see no bar nor drawback to this building��

And on our homeward way�察�if it shall please you��

We may together view the site。



VITTORIA。

                         I thank you。

I did not venture to request so much。



MICHAEL ANGELO。

Let us now go to the old walls you spake of��

Vossignoria



VITTORIA。

             What�察�again�察�Maestro��



MICHAEL ANGELO。

Pardon me�察�Messer Claudio�察�if once more

I use the ancient courtesies of speech。

I am too old to change。





III。



CARDINAL IPPOLITO。



A richly furnished apartment in the Palace of CARDINAL IPPOLITO。

Night。



JACOPO NARDI�察�an old man�察�alone。



NARDI。

I am bewildered。  These Numidian slaves��

In strange attire�察�these endless ante´chambers��

This lighted hall�察�with all its golden splendors��

Pictures�察�and statues�  �Can this be the dwelling

Of a disciple of that lowly Man

Who had not where to lay his head�拭 �These statues

Are not of Saints�察�nor is this a Madonna��

This lovely face�察�that with such tender eyes

Looks down upon me from the painted canvas。

My heart begins to fail me。  What can he

Who lives in boundless luxury at Rome

Care for the imperilled liberties of Florence��

Her people�察�her Republic�拭 �Ah�察�the rich

Feel not the pangs of banishment。  All doors

Are open to them�察�and all hands extended��

The poor alone are outcasts�察�they who risked

All they possessed for liberty�察�and lost��

And wander through the world without a friend��

Sick�察�comfortless�察�distressed�察�unknown�察�uncared for。



Enter CARDINAL HIPPOLITO�察�in Spanish cloak and slouched hat。



IPPOLITO。

I pray you pardon me that I have kept you

Waiting so long alone。



NARDI。

                       I wait to see

The Cardinal。



IPPOLITO。

              I am the Cardinal。

And you��



NARDI。

       Jacopo Nardi。



IPPOLITO。

                  You are welcome

I was expecting you。  Philippo Strozzi

Had told me of your coming。



NARDI。

                       'T was his son

That brought me to your door。



IPPOLITO。

                  Pray you�察�be seated。

You seem astonished at the garb I wear��

But at my time of life�察�and with my habits��

The petticoats of a Cardinal would be

Troublesome�察�I could neither ride nor walk��

Nor do a thousand things�察�if I were dressed

Like an old dowager。  It were putting wine

Young as the young Astyanax into goblets

As old as Priam。



NARDI。

                Oh�察�your Eminence

Knows best what you should wear。



IPPOLITO。

                   Dear Messer Nardi��

You are no stranger to me。  I have read

Your excellent translation of the books

Of Titus Livius�察�the historian

Of Rome�察�and model of all historians

That shall come after him。  It does you honor��

But greater honor still the love you bear

To Florence�察�our dear country�察�and who

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