"Deusveneruntgentes," alternating
Nowthree, nowfour, melodiouspsalmody
Themaidensinthemidstoftearsbegan;
AndBeatrice, compassionateandsighing,
Listenedtothemwithsuchacountenance,
ThatscarcemorechangedwasMaryatthecross.
Butwhentheothervirginsplacehadgiven
Forhertospeak, uprisentoherfeet
Withcolourasoffire, shemaderesponse:
"'Modicum, etnonvidebitisme;
Etiterum,' mysisterspredilect,
'Modicum, etvosvidebitisme.'"
Thenalltheseveninfrontofhersheplaced;
Andafterher, bybeckoningonly, moved
Meandtheladyandthesagewhostayed.
Soshemovedonward; andIdonotthink
Thathertenthstepwasplacedupontheground,
Whenwithhereyesuponmineeyesshesmote,
Andwithatranquilaspect, "Comemorequickly,"
Tomeshesaid, "that, ifIspeakwiththee,
Tolistentomethoumaystbewellplaced."
AssoonasIwaswithherasIshouldbe,
Shesaidtome: "Why, brother, dostthounot
Venturetoquestionnow, incomingwithme?"
Asuntothosewhoaretooreverential,
Speakinginpresenceofsuperiors,
Whodragnolivingutterancetotheirteeth,
Itmebefell, thatwithoutperfectsound
BeganI: "Mynecessity, Madonna,
Youknow, andthatwhichthereuntoisgood."
Andshetome: "Offearandbashfulness
HenceforwardIwillhavetheestripthyself,
Sothatthouspeaknomoreasonewhodreams.
Knowthatthevesselwhichtheserpentbroke
Was, andisnot; butlethimwhoisguilty
ThinkthatGod'svengeancedoesnotfearasop.
Withoutanheirshallnotforeverbe
TheEaglethatlefthisplumesuponthecar,
Whenceitbecameamonster, thenaprey;
ForverilyIsee, andhencenarrateit,
