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infused By the same power that both of them created�察�
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And hence at what I said above dost wonder�察�When I narrated that no
second had The good which in the fifth light is enclosed。
Now ope thine eyes to what I answer thee�察 �And thou shalt see thy
creed and my discourse Fit in the truth as centre in a circle。
That which can die�察 �and that which dieth not�察 �Are nothing but the
splendour of the idea Which by his love our Lord brings into being�察�
Because that living Light�察�which from its fount Effulgent flows�察�so that
it disunites not From Him nor from the Love in them intrined�察�
Through its own goodness reunites its rays In nine subsistences�察�as in a
mirror�察�Itself eternally remaining One。
Thence it descends to the last potencies�察 �Downward from act to act
becoming such That only brief contingencies it makes�察�
And these contingencies I hold to be Things generated�察 �which the
heaven produces By its own motion�察�with seed and without。
Neither their wax�察�nor that which tempers it�察�Remains immutable�察�and
hence beneath The ideal signet more and less shines through�察�
Therefore it happens�察�that the selfsame tree After its kind bears worse
and better fruit�察�And ye are born with characters diverse。
If in perfection tempered were the wax�察�And were the heaven in its
supremest virtue�察�The brilliance of the seal would all appear�察�
But nature gives it evermore deficient�察�In the like manner working as
the artist�察�Who has the skill of art and hand that trembles。
If then the fervent Love�察�the Vision clear�察�Of primal Virtue do dispose
and seal�察�Perfection absolute is there acquired。
Thus was of old the earth created worthy Of all and every animal
perfection�察�And thus the Virgin was impregnate made�察�
So that thine own opinion I commend�察�That human nature never yet
has been�察�Nor will be�察�what it was in those two persons。
Now if no farther forth I should proceed�察�'Then in what way was he
without a peer��' Would be the first beginning of thy words。
But�察�that may well appear what now appears not�察�Think who he was�察�
and what occasion moved him To make request�察 �when it was told him�察�
'Ask。'
I've not so spoken that thou canst not see Clearly he was a king who
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asked for wisdom�察�That he might be sufficiently a king�察�
'Twas not to know the number in which are The motors here above�察�or
if 'necesse' With a contingent e'er 'necesse' make�察�
'Non si est dare primum motum esse��' Or if in semicircle can be made
Triangle so that it have no right angle。
Whence�察�if thou notest this and what I said�察�A regal prudence is that
peerless seeing In which the shaft of my intention strikes。
And if on 'rose' thou turnest thy clear eyes�察 �Thou'lt see that it has
reference alone To kings who're many�察�and the good are rare。
With this distinction take thou what I said�察�And thus it can consist with
thy belief Of the first father and of our Delight。
And lead shall this be always to thy feet�察�To make thee�察�like a weary
man�察�move slowly Both to the Yes and No thou seest not�察�
For very low among the fools is he Who affirms without distinction�察�or
denies�察�As well in one as in the other case�察�
Because it happens that full often bends Current opinion in the false
direction�察�And then the feelings bind the intellect。
Far more than uselessly he leaves the shore�察。�Since he returneth not the
same he went�撮� Who fishes for the truth�察�and has no skill�察�
And in the world proofs manifest thereof Parmenides�察 �Melissus�察�
Brissus are�察�And many who went on and knew not whither�察�
Thus did Sabellius�察 �Arius�察 �and those fools Who have been even as
swords unto the Scriptures In rendering distorted their straight faces。
Nor yet shall people be too confident In judging�察 �even as he is who
doth count The corn in field or ever it be ripe。
For I have seen all winter long the thorn First show itself intractable
and fierce�察�And after bear the rose upon its top�察�
And I have seen a ship direct and swift Run o'er the sea throughout its
course entire�察�To perish at the harbour's mouth at last。
Let not Dame Bertha nor Ser Martin think�察�Seeing one steal�察�another
offering make�察�To see them in the arbitrament divine�察�
For one may rise�察�and fall the other may。;
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Paradiso�此�Canto XIV
From centre unto rim�察�from rim to centre�察�In a round vase the water
moves itself�察�As from without 'tis struck or from within。
Into my mind upon a sudden dropped What I am saying�察 �at the
moment when Silent became the glorious life of Thomas�察�
Because of the resemblance that was born Of his discourse and that of
Beatrice�察�Whom�察�after him�察�it pleased thus to begin�此�
;This man has need ��and does not tell you so�察�Nor with the voice�察�nor
even in his thought�� Of going to the root of one truth more。
Declare unto him if the light wherewith Blossoms your substance shall
remain with you Eternally the same that it is now�察�
And if it do remain�察 �say in what manner�察 �After ye are again made
visible�察�It can be that it injure not your sight。;
As by a greater gladness urged and drawn They who are dancing in a
ring sometimes Uplift their voices and their motions quicken�察�
So�察 �at that orison devout and prompt�察 �The holy circles a new joy
displayed In their revolving and their wondrous song。
Whoso lamenteth him that here we die That we may live above�察�has
never there Seen the refreshment of the eternal rain。
The One and Two and Three who ever liveth�察�And reigneth ever in
Three and Two and One�察�Not circumscribed and all things circumscribing�察�
Three several times was chanted by each one Among those spirits�察�
with such melody That for all merit it were just reward�察�
And�察�in the lustre most divine of all The lesser ring�察�I heard a modest
voice�察�Such as perhaps the Angel's was to Mary�察�
Answer�此 �As long as the festivity Of Paradise shall be�察 �so long our
love Shall radiate round about us such a vesture。
Its brightness is proportioned to the ardour�察�The ardour to the vision�察�
and the vision Equals what grace it has above its worth。
When�察�glorious and sanctified�察�our flesh Is reassumed�察�then shall our
persons be More pleasing by their being all complete�察�
For will increase whate'er bestows on us Of light gratuitous the Good
Supreme�察�Light which enables us to look on Him�察�
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Therefore the vision must perforce increase�察�Increase the ardour which
from that is kindled�察�Increase the radiance which from this proceeds。
But even as a coal that sends forth flame�察�And by its vivid whiteness
overpowers it So that its own appearance it maintains�察�
Thus the effulgence that surrounds us now Shall be o'erpowered in
aspect by the flesh�察�Which still to´day the earth doth cover up�察�
Nor can so great a splendour weary us�察�For strong will be the organs of
the body To everything which hath the power to please us。;
So sudden and alert appeared to me Both one and the other choir to
say Amen�察�That well they showed desire for their dead bodies�察�
Nor sole for them perhaps�察�but for the mothers�察�The fathers�察�and the
rest who had been dear Or ever they became eternal flames。
And lo� �all round about of equal brightness Arose a lustre over what
was there�察�Like an horizon that is clearing up。
And as at rise of early eve begin Along the welkin new appearances�察�
So that the sight seems real and unreal�察�
It seemed to me that new subsistences Began there to be seen�察 �and
make a circle Outside the other two circumferences。
O very sparkling of the Holy Spirit�察�How sudden and incandescent it
became Unto mine eyes�察�that vanquished bore it not� �
But Beatrice so beautiful and smiling Appeared to me�察 �that with the
other sights That followed not my memory I must leave her。
Then to uplift themselves mine eyes resumed The power�察�and I beheld
myself translated To higher salvation with my Lady only。
Well was I ware that I was more uplifted By the enkindled smiling of
the star�察�That seemed to me more ruddy than its wont。
With all my heart�察�and in that dialect Which is the same in all�察�such
holocaust To God I made as the new grace beseemed�察�
And not yet from my bosom was exhausted The ardour of sacrifice�察�
before I knew This offering was accepted and auspicious�察�
For with so great a lustre and so red Splendours appeared to me in
twofold rays�察�I said�此 �O Helios who dost so adorn them� ─�
Even as distinct with less and greater lights Glimmers between the two
poles of the world The Galaxy that maketh wise men doubt�察�
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Thus constellated in the depths of Mars�察 �Th