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not perverted�察�I say in Heaven�察�of thee I made a boast� �
Truly thou art a cloak that quickly shortens�察�So that unless we piece
thee day by day Time goeth round about thee with his shears� �
With 'You��' which Rome was first to tolerate�察。�Wherein her family less
perseveres�撮� Yet once again my words beginning made�察�
Whence Beatrice�察�who stood somewhat apart�察�Smiling�察�appeared like
unto her who coughed At the first failing writ of Guenever。
And I began�此 �You are my ancestor�察�You give to me all hardihood to
speak�察�You lift me so that I am more than I。
So many rivulets with gladness fill My mind�察�that of itself it makes a
joy Because it can endure this and not burst。
Then tell me�察 �my beloved root ancestral�察 �Who were your ancestors�察�
and what the years That in your boyhood chronicled themselves�拭�
Tell me about the sheepfold of Saint John�察�How large it was�察�and who
the people were Within it worthy of the highest seats。;
As at the blowing of the winds a coal Quickens to flame�察�so I beheld
that light Become resplendent at my blandishments。
And as unto mine eyes it grew more fair�察�With voice more sweet and
tender�察�but not in This modern dialect�察�it said to me�此�
;From uttering of the 'Ave��' till the birth In which my mother�察�who is
now a saint�察�Of me was lightened who had been her burden�察�
Unto its Lion had this fire returned Five hundred fifty times and thirty
more�察�To reinflame itself beneath his paw。
My ancestors and I our birthplace had Where first is found the last
ward of the city By him who runneth in your annual game。
Suffice it of my elders to hear this�察�But who they were�察�and whence
they thither came�察�Silence is more considerate than speech。
All those who at that time were there between Mars and the Baptist�察�fit
for bearing arms�察�Were a fifth part of those who now are living�察�
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But the community�察�that now is mixed With Campi and Certaldo and
Figghine�察�Pure in the lowest artisan was seen。
O how much better 'twere to have as neighbours The folk of whom I
speak�察�and at Galluzzo And at Trespiano have your boundary�察�
Than have them in the town�察�and bear the stench Of Aguglione's churl�察�
and him of Signa Who has sharp eyes for trickery already。
Had not the folk�察 �which most of all the world Degenerates�察 �been a
step´dame unto Caesar�察�But as a mother to her son benignant�察�
Some who turn Florentines�察�and trade and discount�察�Would have gone
back again to Simifonte There where their grandsires went about as
beggars。
At Montemurlo still would be the Counts�察�The Cerchi in the parish of
Acone�察�Perhaps in Valdigrieve the Buondelmonti。
Ever the intermingling of the people Has been the source of malady in
cities�察�As in the body food it surfeits on�察�
And a blind bull more headlong plunges down Than a blind lamb�察�and
very often cuts Better and more a single sword than five。
If Luni thou regard�察�and Urbisaglia�察�How they have passed away�察�and
how are passing Chiusi and Sinigaglia after them�察�
To hear how races waste themselves away�察�Will seem to thee no novel
thing nor hard�察�Seeing that even cities have an end。
All things of yours have their mortality�察�Even as yourselves�察�but it is
hidden in some That a long while endure�察�and lives are short�察�
And as the turning of the lunar heaven Covers and bares the shores
without a pause�察�In the like manner fortune does with Florence。
Therefore should not appear a marvellous thing What I shall say of the
great Florentines Of whom the fame is hidden in the Past。
I saw the Ughi�察 �saw the Catellini�察 �Filippi�察 �Greci�察 �Ormanni�察 �and
Alberichi�察�Even in their fall illustrious citizens�察�
And saw�察�as mighty as they ancient were�察�With him of La Sannella him
of Arca�察�And Soldanier�察�Ardinghi�察�and Bostichi。
Near to the gate that is at present laden With a new felony of so much
weight That soon it shall be jetsam from the bark�察�
The Ravignani were�察�from whom descended The County Guido�察�and
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whoe'er the name Of the great Bellincione since hath taken。
He of La Pressa knew the art of ruling Already�察�and already Galigajo
Had hilt and pommel gilded in his house。
Mighty already was the Column Vair�察�Sacchetti�察�Giuochi�察�Fifant�察�and
Barucci�察�And Galli�察�and they who for the bushel blush。
The stock from which were the Calfucci born Was great already�察�and
already chosen To curule chairs the Sizii and Arrigucci。
O how beheld I those who are undone By their own pride� �and how the
Balls of Gold Florence enflowered in all their mighty deeds� �
So likewise did the ancestors of those Who evermore�察�when vacant is
your church�察�Fatten by staying in consistory。
The insolent race�察�that like a dragon follows Whoever flees�察�and unto
him that shows His teeth or purse is gentle as a lamb�察�
Already rising was�察�but from low people�察�So that it pleased not Ubertin
Donato That his wife's father should make him their kin。
Already had Caponsacco to the Market From Fesole descended�察 �and
already Giuda and Infangato were good burghers。
I'll tell a thing incredible�察�but true�察�One entered the small circuit by a
gate Which from the Della Pera took its name� �
Each one that bears the beautiful escutcheon Of the great baron whose
renown and name The festival of Thomas keepeth fresh�察�
Knighthood and privilege from him received�察 �Though with the
populace unites himself To´day the man who binds it with a border。
Already were Gualterotti and Importuni�察�And still more quiet would
the Borgo be If with new neighbours it remained unfed。
The house from which is born your lamentation�察�Through just disdain
that death among you brought And put an end unto your joyous life�察�
Was honoured in itself and its companions。 O Buondelmonte�察�how in
evil hour Thou fled'st the bridal at another's promptings� �
Many would be rejoicing who are sad�察�If God had thee surrendered to
the Ema The first time that thou camest to the city。
But it behoved the mutilated stone Which guards the bridge�察 �that
Florence should provide A victim in her latest hour of peace。
With all these families�察�and others with them�察�Florence beheld I in so
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great repose�察�That no occasion had she whence to weep�察�
With all these families beheld so just And glorious her people�察�that the
lily Never upon the spear was placed reversed�察�
Nor by division was vermilion made。;
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Paradiso�此�Canto XVII
As came to Clymene�察�to be made certain Of that which he had heard
against himself�察�He who makes fathers chary still to children�察�
Even such was I�察 �and such was I perceived By Beatrice and by the
holy light That first on my account had changed its place。
Therefore my Lady said to me�此 �Send forth The flame of thy desire�察�so
that it issue Imprinted well with the internal stamp�察�
Not that our knowledge may be greater made By speech of thine�察�but
to accustom thee To tell thy thirst�察�that we may give thee drink。;
;O my beloved tree�察 。�that so dost lift thee�察 �That even as minds
terrestrial perceive No triangle containeth two obtuse�察�So thou beholdest
the contingent things Ere in themselves they are�察�fixing thine eyes Upon
the point in which all times are present�撮�
While I was with Virgilius conjoined Upon the mountain that the souls
doth heal�察�And when descending into the dead world�察�
Were spoken to me of my future life Some grievous words�察�although I
feel myself In sooth foursquare against the blows of chance。
On this account my wish would be content To hear what fortune is
approaching me�察�Because foreseen an arrow comes more slowly。;
Thus did I say unto that selfsame light That unto me had spoken before�察�
and even As Beatrice willed was my own will confessed。
Not in vague phrase�察�in which the foolish folk Ensnared themselves of
old�察�ere yet was slain The Lamb of God who taketh sins away�察�
But with clear words and unambiguous Language responded that
paternal love�察�Hid and revealed by its own proper smile�此�
;Contingency�察�that outside of the volume Of your materiality extends
not�察�Is all depicted in the eternal aspect。
Necessity however thence it takes not�察 �Except as from the eye�察 �in
which 'tis mirrored�察�A ship that with the current down descends。
From thence�察�e'en as there cometh to the ear Sweet harmony from an
organ�察�comes in sight To me the time that is preparing for thee。
As forth from Athens went Hippolytus�察 �By reason of his step´dame
false and cruel�察�So thou from Florence must perforce depart。
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Already this is willed�察�and this is sought for�察�And soon it shall be done
by him who thinks it�察�Where every day the Christ is bought and sold。
The blame shall follow the offended party In outcry as is usual�察�but the
vengeance Shall witness to the truth that doth dispense it。
Thou