Norspeechthegoing, northegoingthat
Slackened; buttalkingwewentbravelyon,
Evenasavesselurgedbyagoodwind.
Andshadows, thatappearedthingsdoublydead,
Fromoutthesepulchresoftheireyesbetrayed
Wonderatme, awarethatIwasliving.
AndI, continuingmycolloquy,
Said: "Peradventurehegoesupmoreslowly
Thanhewoulddo, forotherpeople'ssake.
Buttellme, ifthouknowest, whereisPiccarda;
TellmeifanyoneofnoteIsee
Amongthisfolkthatgazesatmeso."
"Mysister, who, 'twixtbeautifulandgood,
Iknownotwhichwasmore, triumphsrejoicing
AlreadyinhercrownonhighOlympus."
Sosaidhefirst, andthen: "'Tisnotforbidden
Tonameeachotherhere, somilkedaway
Isourresemblancebyourdieting.
This," pointingwithhisfinger, "isBuonagiunta,
Buonagiunta, ofLucca; andthatface
Beyondhimthere, morepeakedthantheothers,
HasheldtheholyChurchwithinhisarms;
FromTourswashe, andpurgesbyhisfasting
Bolsena'seelsandtheVernacciawine."
Henamedmemanyothersonebyone;
Andallcontentedseemedatbeingnamed,
SothatforthisIsawnotonedarklook.
Isawforhungerbitetheemptyair
UbaldindallaPila, andBoniface,
Whowithhiscrookhadpasturedmanypeople.
IsawMesserMarchese, whohadleisure
OnceatForlifordrinkingwithlessdryness,
Andhewasonewhone'erfeltsatisfied.
Butashedoeswhoscans, andthendothprize
Onemorethanothers, didIhimofLucca,
Whoseemedtotakemostcognizanceofme.
Hemurmured, andIknownotwhatGentucca
FromthatplaceheardI, wherehefeltthewound
Ofjustice, thatdothmaceratethemso.
"Osoul," Isaid, "thatseemestsodesirous
