Whene'erisbrokenupthegameofZara,
Hewhohaslostremainsbehinddespondent,
Thethrowsrepeating, andinsadnesslearns;
Thepeoplewiththeotheralldepart;
Onegoesinfront, andonebehinddothpluckhim,
Andathissideonebringshimselftomind;
Hepausesnot, andthisandthatonehears;
Theycrowdnomoretowhomhishandhestretches,
Andfromthethronghethusdefendshimself.
EvensuchwasIinthatdensemultitude,
Turningtothemthiswayandthatmyface,
And, promising, Ifreedmyselftherefrom.
TherewastheAretine, whofromthearms
UntamedofGhindiTaccohadhisdeath,
Andhewhofleeingfrompursuitwasdrowned.
Therewasimploringwithhishandsoutstretched
FrederickNovello, andthatoneofPisa
WhomadethegoodMarzuccoseemsostrong.
IsawCountOrso; andthesouldivided
Byhatredandbyenvyfromitsbody,
Asitdeclared, andnotforcrimecommitted,
PierredelaBrosseIsay; andhereprovide
WhilestillonearththeLadyofBrabant,
Sothatforthisshebeofnoworseflock!
AssoonasIwasfreefromallthoseshades
Whoonlyprayedthatsomeoneelsemaypray,
Soastohastentheirbecomingholy,
BeganI: "Itappearsthatthoudeniest,
Olightofmine, expresslyinsometext,
ThatorisoncanbenddecreeofHeaven;
Andne'erthelessthesepeopleprayforthis.
Mightthentheirexpectationbootlessbe?
Oristomethysayingnotquiteclear?"
Andhetome: "Mywritingisexplicit,
Andnotfallaciousisthehopeofthese,
Ifwithsaneintellect 'tiswellregarded;
Fortopofjudgmentdothnotvailitself,
Becausethefireoflovefulfilsatonce
Whathemustsatisfywhohereinstallshim.
Andthere, whereIaffirmedthatproposition,
