Butthepsalm 'Delectasti' givethlight
Whichhasthepowertouncloudyourintellect.
Andthouwhoforemostart, anddidstentreatme,
Speak, ifthouwouldsthearmore; forIcameready
Toallthyquestionings, asfarasneedful."
"Thewater," saidI, "andtheforest'ssound,
Arecombatingwithinmemynewfaith
InsomethingwhichIheardopposedtothis."
Whenceshe: "Iwillrelatehowfromitscause
Proceedeththatwhichmakeththeetowonder,
Andpurgeawaythecloudthatsmitesuponthee.
TheGoodSupreme, soleinitselfdelighting,
Createdmangood, andthisgoodlyplace
Gavehimashanselofeternalpeace.
Byhisdefaultshortwhilehesojournedhere;
Byhisdefaulttoweepingandtotoil
Hechangedhisinnocentlaughterandsweetplay.
Thatthedisturbancewhichbelowismade
Byexhalationsofthelandandwater,
(Whichfarasmaybefollowafterheat,)
Mightnotuponmankindwageanywar,
Thismountascendedtow'rdstheheavensohigh,
Andisexempt, fromtherewhereitislocked.
Nowsincetheuniversalatmosphere
Matelda, Dante, andVirgilbytheshoresofLethe
Turnsinacircuitwiththeprimalmotion
Unlessthecircleisbrokenonsomeside,
Uponthisheight, thatallisdisengaged
Inlivingether, doththismotionstrike
Andmaketheforestsound, foritisdense;
Andsomuchpowerthestrickenplantpossesses
Thatwithitsvirtueitimpregnstheair,
Andthis, revolving, scattersitaround;
Andyonderearth, accordingas 'tisworthy
Inselforinitsclime, conceivesandbears
Ofdiversqualitiesthediverstrees;
Itshouldnotseemamarvelthenonearth,
Thisbeingheard, wheneveranyplant
Withoutseedmanifesttheretakethroot.
Andthoumustknow, thisholytable-land
