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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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