Mybrainisnowimprintedbyyourself.
Butwhereforesobeyondmypowerofsight
Soarsyourdesirablediscourse, thataye
ThemoreIstrive, somuchthemoreIloseit?"
"Thatthoumaystrecognize," shesaid, "theschool
Whichthouhastfollowed, andmaystseehowfar
Itsdoctrinefollowsaftermydiscourse,
Andmaystbeholdyourpathfromthedivine
Distantasfarasseparatedis
Fromearththeheaventhathighesthastenson."
WhenceherIanswered: "Idonotremember
ThateverIestrangedmyselffromyou,
NorhaveIconscienceofitthatreprovesme."
"Andifthouartnotabletoremember,"
Smilingsheanswered, "recollecttheenow
ThatthouthisverydayhastdrunkofLethe;
Andiffromsmokeafiremaybeinferred,
Suchanoblivionclearlydemonstrates
Someerrorinthywillelsewhereintent.
Trulyfromthistimeforwardshallmywords
Benaked, sofarasitisbefitting
Tolaythemopenuntothyrudegaze."
Andmorecoruscantandwithslowersteps
Thesunwasholdingthemeridiancircle,
Which, withthepointofview, shiftshereandthere
Whenhalted (ashecomethtoahalt,
Whogoesbeforeasquadronasitsescort,
Ifsomethingnewhefinduponhisway)
Theladiessevenatadarkshadow'sedge,
Suchas, beneathgreenleavesandbranchesblack,
TheAlpuponitsfrigidborderwears.
InfrontofthemtheTigrisandEuphrates
MethoughtIsawforthissuefromonefountain,
Andslowlypart, likefriends, fromoneanother.
"Olight, Ogloryofthehumanrace!
Whatstreamisthiswhichhereunfoldsitself
Fromoutonesource, andfromitselfwithdraws?"
Forsuchaprayer, 'twassaiduntome, "Pray
Matildathatshetellthee;" andhereanswered,
Asonedoeswhodothfreehimselffromblame,
