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such is the angelic nature That it doth hear�察�and recollect�察�and will�察�
More will I say�察 �that thou mayst see unmixed The truth that is
confounded there below�察�Equivocating in such like prelections。
These substances�察 �since in God's countenance They jocund were�察�
turned not away their sight From that wherefrom not anything is hidden�察�
Hence they have not their vision intercepted By object new�察�and hence
they do not need To recollect�察�through interrupted thought。
So that below�察�not sleeping�察�people dream�察�Believing they speak truth�察�
and not believing�察�And in the last is greater sin and shame。
Below you do not journey by one path Philosophising�察�so transporteth
you Love of appearance and the thought thereof。
And even this above here is endured With less disdain�察�than when is
set aside The Holy Writ�察�or when it is distorted。
They think not there how much of blood it costs To sow it in the world�察�
and how he pleases Who in humility keeps close to it。
Each striveth for appearance�察�and doth make His own inventions�察�and
these treated are By preachers�察�and the Evangel holds its peace。
One sayeth that the moon did backward turn�察�In the Passion of Christ�察�
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and interpose herself So that the sunlight reached not down below�察�
And lies�察 �for of its own accord the light Hid itself�察 �whence to
Spaniards and to Indians�察�As to the Jews�察�did such eclipse respond。
Florence has not so many Lapi and Bindi As fables such as these�察�that
every year Are shouted from the pulpit back and forth�察�
In such wise that the lambs�察 �who do not know�察 �Come back from
pasture fed upon the wind�察�And not to see the harm doth not excuse them。
Christ did not to his first disciples say�察 �'Go forth�察 �and to the world
preach idle tales��' But unto them a true foundation gave�察�
And this so loudly sounded from their lips�察 �That�察 �in the warfare to
enkindle Faith�察�They made of the Evangel shields and lances。
Now men go forth with jests and drolleries To preach�察�and if but well
the people laugh�察�The hood puffs out�察�and nothing more is asked。
But in the cowl there nestles such a bird�察�That�察�if the common people
were to see it�察�They would perceive what pardons they confide in�察�
For which so great on earth has grown the folly�察�That�察�without proof of
any testimony�察�To each indulgence they would flock together。
By this Saint Anthony his pig doth fatten�察�And many others�察�who are
worse than pigs�察�Paying in money without mark of coinage。
But since we have digressed abundantly�察 �Turn back thine eyes
forthwith to the right path�察�So that the way be shortened with the time。
This nature doth so multiply itself In numbers�察�that there never yet was
speech Nor mortal fancy that can go so far。
And if thou notest that which is revealed By Daniel�察�thou wilt see that
in his thousands Number determinate is kept concealed。
The primal light�察�that all irradiates it�察�By modes as many is received
therein�察�As are the splendours wherewith it is mated。
Hence�察�inasmuch as on the act conceptive The affection followeth�察�of
love the sweetness Therein diversely fervid is or tepid。
The height behold now and the amplitude Of the eternal power�察�since
it hath made Itself so many mirrors�察�where 'tis broken�察�
One in itself remaining as before。;
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Paradiso�此�Canto XXX
Perchance six thousand miles remote from us Is glowing the sixth
hour�察�and now this world Inclines its shadow almost to a level�察�
When the mid´heaven begins to make itself So deep to us�察 �that here
and there a star Ceases to shine so far down as this depth�察�
And as advances bright exceedingly The handmaid of the sun�察 �the
heaven is closed Light after light to the most beautiful�察�
Not otherwise the Triumph�察�which for ever Plays round about the point
that vanquished me�察�Seeming enclosed by what itself encloses�察�
Little by little from my vision faded�察 �Whereat to turn mine eyes on
Beatrice My seeing nothing and my love constrained me。
If what has hitherto been said of her Were all concluded in a single
praise�察�Scant would it be to serve the present turn。
Not only does the beauty I beheld Transcend ourselves�察 �but truly I
believe Its Maker only may enjoy it all。
Vanquished do I confess me by this passage More than by problem of
his theme was ever O'ercome the comic or the tragic poet�察�
For as the sun the sight that trembles most�察�Even so the memory of that
sweet smile My mind depriveth of its very self。
From the first day that I beheld her face In this life�察�to the moment of
this look�察�The sequence of my song has ne'er been severed�察�
But now perforce this sequence must desist From following her beauty
with my verse�察�As every artist at his uttermost。
Such as I leave her to a greater fame Than any of my trumpet�察�which is
bringing Its arduous matter to a final close�察�
With voice and gesture of a perfect leader She recommenced�此 �We
from the greatest body Have issued to the heaven that is pure light�察�
Light intellectual replete with love�察 �Love of true good replete with
ecstasy�察�Ecstasy that transcendeth every sweetness。
Here shalt thou see the one host and the other Of Paradise�察�and one in
the same aspects Which at the final judgment thou shalt see。;
Even as a sudden lightning that disperses The visual spirits�察�so that it
deprives The eye of impress from the strongest objects�察�
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Thus round about me flashed a living light�察 �And left me swathed
around with such a veil Of its effulgence�察�that I nothing saw。
;Ever the Love which quieteth this heaven Welcomes into itself with
such salute�察�To make the candle ready for its flame。;
No sooner had within me these brief words An entrance found�察�than I
perceived myself To be uplifted over my own power�察�
And I with vision new rekindled me�察�Such that no light whatever is so
pure But that mine eyes were fortified against it。
And light I saw in fashion of a river Fulvid with its effulgence�察�'twixt
two banks Depicted with an admirable Spring。
Out of this river issued living sparks�察�And on all sides sank down into
the flowers�察�Like unto rubies that are set in gold�察�
And then�察�as if inebriate with the odours�察�They plunged again into the
wondrous torrent�察�And as one entered issued forth another。
;The high desire�察 �that now inflames and moves thee To have
intelligence of what thou seest�察 �Pleaseth me all the more�察 �the more it
swells。
But of this water it behoves thee drink Before so great a thirst in thee
be slaked。; Thus said to me the sunshine of mine eyes�察�
And added�此 �The river and the topazes Going in and out�察 �and the
laughing of the herbage�察�Are of their truth foreshadowing prefaces�察�
Not that these things are difficult in themselves�察�But the deficiency is
on thy side�察�For yet thou hast not vision so exalted。;
There is no babe that leaps so suddenly With face towards the milk�察�if
he awake Much later than his usual custom is�察�
As I did�察 �that I might make better mirrors Still of mine eyes�察 �down
stooping to the wave Which flows that we therein be better made。
And even as the penthouse of mine eyelids Drank of it�察 �it forthwith
appeared to me Out of its length to be transformed to round。
Then as a folk who have been under masks Seem other than before�察�if
they divest The semblance not their own they disappeared in�察�
Thus into greater pomp were changed for me The flowerets and the
sparks�察�so that I saw Both of the Courts of Heaven made manifest。
O splendour of God� �by means of which I saw The lofty triumph of the
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realm veracious�察�Give me the power to say how it I saw� �
There is a light above�察 �which visible Makes the Creator unto every
creature�察�Who only in beholding Him has peace�察�
And it expands itself in circular form To such extent�察 �that its
circumference Would be too large a girdle for the sun。
The semblance of it is all made of rays Reflected from the top of
Primal Motion�察�Which takes therefrom vitality and power。
And as a hill in water at its base Mirrors itself�察�as if to see its beauty
When affluent most in verdure and in flowers�察�
So�察�ranged aloft all round about the light�察�Mirrored I saw in more ranks
than a thousand All who above there have from us returned。
And if the lowest row collect within it So great a light�察�how vast the
amplitude Is of this Rose in its extremest leaves� �
My vision in the vastness and the height Lost not itself�察 �but
comprehended all The quantity and quality of that gladness。
There near and far nor add nor take away�察 �For there where God
immediately doth govern�察�The natu