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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

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