With all these families, and others with them, And glorious her people, that the lily Never upon the spear was placed reversed, Nor by division was vermilion made." 150 CANTO XVII. As came to Clymene, to be made certain Of that which he had heard against himself, That first on my account had changed its place. The flame of thy desire, so that it issue By speech of thine, but to accustom thee "O my beloved tree, (that so dost lift thee, So thou beholdest the contingent things Ere in themselves they are, fixing thine eyes While I was with Virgilius conjoined Upon the mountain that the souls doth heal, Were spoken to me of my future life Some grievous words; although I feel myself On this account my wish would be content To hear what fortune is approaching me, Thus did I say unto that selfsame light That unto me had spoken before; and even Ensnared themselves of old, ere yet was slain 10 15 20 25 30 smile: But with clear words and unambiguous Except as from the eye, in which 'tis mirrored, Sweet harmony from an organ, comes in sight By reason of his step-dame false and cruel, 35 40 45 And soon it shall be done by him who thinks it, 50 The blame shall follow the offended party In outcry as is usual; but the vengeance Thou shalt abandon everything beloved Most tenderly, and this the arrow is 35 Which first the bow of banishment shoots forth. Thou shalt have proof how savoureth of salt 60 The bread of others, and how hard a road And that which most shall weigh upon thy shoulders With which into this valley thou shalt fall; For all ingrate, all mad and impious Will they become against thee; but soon after Of their bestiality their own proceedings Shall furnish proof; so 'twill be well for thee Shall be the mighty Lombard's courtesy, That 'twixt you twain, in doing and in asking, Has by this star of strength been so impressed, Not yet the people are aware of him Through his young age, since only nine years yet So recognized shall his magnificence Become hereafter, that his enemies Will not have power to keep mute tongues about it. On him rely, and on his benefits; By him shall many people be transformed, Of him, but shalt not say it "--and things said he That it had finished putting in the woof Being in doubt, some counsel from a person "Well see I, father mine, how spurreth on The time towards me such a blow to deal me As heaviest is to him who most gives way. Therefore with foresight it is well I arm me, That, if the dearest place be taken from me, Down through the world of infinite bitterness, And o'er the mountain, from whose beauteous summit And afterward through heaven from light to light, And if I am a timid friend to truth, I fear lest I may lose my life with those 110 115 124 Then made reply: "A conscience overcast Make manifest thy vision utterly, And let them scratch wherever is the itch; At the first taste, a vital nutriment Which smiteth most the most exalted summits, Because the spirit of the hearer rests not, Nor doth confirm its faith by an example Which has the root of it unknown and hidden, Or other reason that is not apparent." 549 125 435 140 CANTO XVIII. Now was alone rejoicing in its word My own, the bitter tempering with the sweet, Said: "Change thy thought; consider that I am I turned me round, and then what love I saw But that my mind cannot return so far That, her again beholding, my affection From every other longing was released. While the eternal pleasure, which direct Rayed upon Beatrice, from her fair face She said to me, "Turn thee about and listen; Even as sometimes here do we behold The affection in the look, if it be such So, by the flaming of the effulgence holy To which I turned, I recognized therein And it began: "In this fifth resting-place Upon the tree that liveth by its summit, Are blessed spirits that below, ere yet 25 30 They came to Heaven, were of such great renown Therefore look thou upon the cross's horns; He whom I now shall name will there enact By naming Joshua, (even as he did it,) Two of them my regard attentive followed And the Duke Godfrey, did attract my sight Then, moved and mingled with the other lights, 35 40 45 The soul that had addressed me showed how great 50 To my right side I turned myself around, So full of pleasure, that her countenance A man in doing good from day to day So I became aware that my gyration With heaven together had increased its arc, Of time, in a pale woman, when her face 55 60 65 |