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intelligence Both all and only were and are endowed。
Now wilt thou see�察�if thence thou reasonest�察�The high worth of a vow�察�
if it he made So that when thou consentest God consents�此�
For�察�closing between God and man the compact�察�A sacrifice is of this
treasure made�察�Such as I say�察�and made by its own act。
What can be rendered then as compensation�拭�Think'st thou to make
good use of what thou'st offered�察 �With gains ill gotten thou wouldst do
good deed。
Now art thou certain of the greater point�察�But because Holy Church in
this dispenses�察�Which seems against the truth which I have shown thee�察�
Behoves thee still to sit awhile at table�察�Because the solid food which
thou hast taken Requireth further aid for thy digestion。
Open thy mind to that which I reveal�察�And fix it there within�察�for 'tis
not knowledge�察�The having heard without retaining it。
In the essence of this sacrifice two things Convene together�察�and the
one is that Of which 'tis made�察�the other is the agreement。
This last for evermore is cancelled not Unless complied with�察 �and
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concerning this With such precision has above been spoken。
Therefore it was enjoined upon the Hebrews To offer still�察 �though
sometimes what was offered Might be commuted�察 �as thou ought'st to
know。
The other�察�which is known to thee as matter�察�May well indeed be such
that one errs not If it for other matter be exchanged。
But let none shift the burden on his shoulder At his arbitrament�察�
without the turning Both of the white and of the yellow key�察�
And every permutation deem as foolish�察�If in the substitute the thing
relinquished�察�As the four is in six�察�be not contained。
Therefore whatever thing has so great weight In value that it drags
down every balance�察�Cannot be satisfied with other spending。
Let mortals never take a vow in jest�察�Be faithful and not blind in doing
that�察�As Jephthah was in his first offering�察�
Whom more beseemed to say�察�'I have done wrong�察�Than to do worse
by keeping�察�and as foolish Thou the great leader of the Greeks wilt find�察�
Whence wept Iphigenia her fair face�察�And made for her both wise and
simple weep�察�Who heard such kind of worship spoken of。'
Christians�察 �be ye more serious in your movements�察 �Be ye not like a
feather at each wind�察�And think not every water washes you。
Ye have the Old and the New Testament�察�And the Pastor of the Church
who guideth you Let this suffice you unto your salvation。
If evil appetite cry aught else to you�察�Be ye as men�察�and not as silly
sheep�察�So that the Jew among you may not mock you。
Be ye not as the lamb that doth abandon Its mother's milk�察 �and
frolicsome and simple Combats at its own pleasure with itself。;
Thus Beatrice to me even as I write it�察�Then all desireful turned herself
again To that part where the world is most alive。
Her silence and her change of countenance Silence imposed upon my
eager mind�察�That had already in advance new questions�察�
And as an arrow that upon the mark Strikes ere the bowstring quiet
hath become�察�So did we speed into the second realm。
My Lady there so joyful I beheld�察�As into the brightness of that heaven
she entered�察�More luminous thereat the planet grew�察�
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And if the star itself was changed and smiled�察�What became I�察�who by
my nature am Exceeding mutable in every guise� �
As�察�in a fish´pond which is pure and tranquil�察�The fishes draw to that
which from without Comes in such fashion that their food they deem it�察�
So I beheld more than a thousand splendours Drawing towards us�察�and
in each was heard�此 �Lo�察�this is she who shall increase our love。;
And as each one was coming unto us�察�Full of beatitude the shade was
seen�察�By the effulgence clear that issued from it。
Think�察 �Reader�察 �if what here is just beginning No farther should
proceed�察�how thou wouldst have An agonizing need of knowing more�察�
And of thyself thou'lt see how I from these Was in desire of hearing
their conditions�察�As they unto mine eyes were manifest。
;O thou well´born�察�unto whom Grace concedes To see the thrones of
the eternal triumph�察�Or ever yet the warfare be abandoned
With light that through the whole of heaven is spread Kindled are we�察�
and hence if thou desirest To know of us�察�at thine own pleasure sate thee。;
Thus by some one among those holy spirits Was spoken�察 �and by
Beatrice�此 �Speak�察�speak Securely�察�and believe them even as Gods。;
;Well I perceive how thou dost nest thyself In thine own light�察 �and
drawest it from thine eyes�察�Because they coruscate when thou dost smile�察�
But know not who thou art�察 �nor why thou hast�察 �Spirit august�察 �thy
station in the sphere That veils itself to men in alien rays。;
This said I in direction of the light Which first had spoken to me�察�
whence it became By far more lucent than it was before。
Even as the sun�察�that doth conceal himself By too much light�察 �when
heat has worn away The tempering influence of the vapours dense�察�
By greater rapture thus concealed itself In its own radiance the figure
saintly�察�And thus close�察�close enfolded answered me
In fashion as the following Canto sings。
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Paradiso�此�Canto VI
;After that Constantine the eagle turned Against the course of heaven�察�
which it had followed Behind the ancient who Lavinia took�察�
Two hundred years and more the bird of God In the extreme of Europe
held itself�察�Near to the mountains whence it issued first�察�
And under shadow of the sacred plumes It governed there the world
from hand to hand�察�And�察�changing thus�察�upon mine own alighted。
Caesar I was�察�and am Justinian�察�Who�察�by the will of primal Love I feel�察�
Took from the laws the useless and redundant�察�
And ere unto the work I was attent�察�One nature to exist in Christ�察�not
more�察�Believed�察�and with such faith was I contented。
But blessed Agapetus�察 �he who was The supreme pastor�察 �to the faith
sincere Pointed me out the way by words of his。
Him I believed�察�and what was his assertion I now see clearly�察�even as
thou seest Each contradiction to be false and true。
As soon as with the Church I moved my feet�察 �God in his grace it
pleased with this high task To inspire me�察�and I gave me wholly to it�察�
And to my Belisarius I commended The arms�察�to which was heaven's
right hand so joined It was a signal that I should repose。
Now here to the first question terminates My answer�察�but the character
thereof Constrains me to continue with a sequel�察�
In order that thou see with how great reason Men move against the
standard sacrosanct�察�Both who appropriate and who oppose it。
Behold how great a power has made it worthy Of reverence�察�beginning
from the hour When Pallas died to give it sovereignty。
Thou knowest it made in Alba its abode Three hundred years and
upward�察�till at last The three to three fought for it yet again。
Thou knowest what it achieved from Sabine wrong Down to Lucretia's
sorrow�察�in seven kings O'ercoming round about the neighboring nations�察�
Thou knowest what it achieved�察 �borne by the Romans Illustrious
against Brennus�察 �against Pyrrhus�察 �Against the other princes and
confederates。
Torquatus thence and Quinctius�察�who from locks Unkempt was named�察�
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Decii and Fabii�察�Received the fame I willingly embalm�察�
It struck to earth the pride of the Arabians�察�Who�察�following Hannibal�察�
had passed across The Alpine ridges�察�Po�察�from which thou glidest�察�
Beneath it triumphed while they yet were young Pompey and Scipio�察�
and to the hill Beneath which thou wast born it bitter seemed�察�
Then�察�near unto the time when heaven had willed To bring the whole
world to its mood serene�察�Did Caesar by the will of Rome assume it。
What it achieved from Var unto the Rhine�察 �Isere beheld and Saone�察�
beheld the Seine�察�And every valley whence the Rhone is filled�察�
What it achieved when it had left Ravenna�察�And leaped the Rubicon�察�
was such a flight That neither tongue nor pen could follow it。
Round towards Spain it wheeled its legions�察 �then Towards Durazzo�察�
and Pharsalia smote That to the calid Nile was felt the pain。
Antandros and the Simois�察�whence it started�察�It saw again�察�and there
where Hector lies�察�And ill for Ptolemy then roused itself。
From thence it came like lightning upon Juba�察 �Then wheeled itself
again into your West�察�Where the Pompeian clarion it heard。
From what it wrought with the next standard´bearer Brutus and
Cassius howl in Hell together�察�And Modena and Perugia dolent were�察�
Still doth the mournful Cleopatra weep Because thereof�察�who�察�fleeing
from before it�察�Took from the adder sudden and black death。
With him it ran even to the Red Sea sho