Tospeakwithme, dosothatImayhearthee,
Andwiththyspeechappeasethyselfandme."
"Amaidisborn, andwearsnotyettheveil,"
Beganhe, "whototheeshallpleasantmake
Mycity, howsoevermenmayblameit.
Thoushaltgoonthywaywiththisprevision;
Ifbymymurmuringthouhastbeendeceived,
Truethingshereafterwilldeclareittothee.
ButsayifhimIherebehold, whoforth
Evokedthenew-inventedrhymes, beginning,
'Ladies, thathaveintelligenceoflove?'"
AndItohim: "OneamI, who, whenever
Lovedothinspireme, note, andinthatmeasure
Whichhewithinmedictates, singinggo."
"Obrother, nowIsee," hesaid, "theknot
Whichme, theNotary, andGuittoneheld
ShortofthesweetnewstylethatnowIhear.
Idoperceivefullclearlyhowyourpens
Gocloselyfollowingafterhimwhodictates,
Whichwithourownforsoothcamenottopass;
Andhewhosetshimselftogobeyond,
Nodifferenceseesfromonestyletoanother;"
Andasifsatisfied, heheldhispeace.
Evenasthebirds, thatwintertow'rdstheNile,
Sometimesintoaphalanxformthemselves,
Thenflyingreaterhaste, andgoinfile;
Insuchwiseallthepeoplewhowerethere,
Turningtheirfaces, hurriedontheirsteps,
Bothbytheirleannessandtheirwisheslight.
Andasaman, whowearyiswithtrotting,
Letshiscompanionsonwardgo, andwalks,
Untilheventsthepantingofhischest;
SodidForeselettheholyflock
Passby, andcamewithmebehindit, saying,
"WhenwillitbethatIagainshallseethee?"
"Howlong," Ianswered, "Imaylive, Iknownot;
Yetmyreturnwillnotsospeedybe,
ButIshallsoonerindesirearrive;
BecausetheplacewhereIwassettolive
Fromdaytodayofgoodismoredepleted,
