Unto　the　influences　of　novel　things。
  The　more　conformed　thereto；　the　more　it　pleases；
  For　the　blest　ardour　that　irradiates　all　things
  In　that　most　like　itself　is　most　vivacious。
  With　all　of　these　things　has　advantaged　been
  The　human　creature；　and　if　one　be　wanting；
  From　his　nobility　he　needs　must　fall。
  'Tis　sin　alone　which　doth　disfranchise　him；
  And　render　him　unlike　the　Good　Supreme；
  So　that　he　little　with　its　light　is　blanched；
  And　to　his　dignity　no　more　returns；
  Unless　he　fill　up　where　transgression　empties
  With　righteous　pains　for　criminal　delights。
  Your　nature　when　it　sinned　so　utterly
  In　its　own　seed；　out　of　these　dignities
  Even　as　out　of　Paradise　was　driven；
  Nor　could　itself　recover；　if　thou　notest
  With　nicest　subtilty；　by　any　way；
  Except　by　passing　one　of　these　two　fords：
  Either　that　God　through　clemency　alone
  Had　pardon　granted；　or　that　man　himself
  Had　satisfaction　for　his　folly　made。
  Fix　now　thine　eye　deep　into　the　abyss
  Of　the　eternal　counsel；　to　my　speech
  As　far　as　may　be　fastened　steadfastly！
  Man　in　his　limitations　had　not　power
  To　satisfy；　not　having　power　to　sink
  In　his　humility　obeying　then；
  Far　as　he　disobeying　thought　to　rise；
  And　for　this　reason　man　has　been　from　power
  Of　satisfying　by　himself　excluded。
  Therefore　it　God　behoved　in　his　own　ways
  Man　to　restore　unto　his　perfect　life；
  I　say　in　one；　or　else　in　both　of　them。
  But　since　the　action　of　the　doer　is
  So　much　more　grateful；　as　it　more　presents
  The　goodness　of　the　heart　from　which　it　issues；
  Goodness　Divine；　that　doth　imprint　the　world；
  Has　been　contented　to　proceed　by　each
  And　all　its　ways　to　lift　you　up　again；
  Nor　'twixt　the　first　day　and　the　final　night
  Such　high　and　such　magnificent　proceeding
  By　one　or　by　the　other　was　or　shall　be；
  For　God　more　bounteous　was　himself　to　give
  To　make　man　able　to　uplift　himself；
  Than　if　he　only　of　himself　had　pardoned；
  And　all　the　other　modes　were　insufficient
  For　justice；　were　it　not　the　Son　of　God
  Himself　had　humbled　to　become　incarnate。
  Now；　to　fill　fully　each　desire　of　thine；
  Return　I　to　elucidate　one　place；
  In　order　that　thou　there　mayst　see　as　I　do。
  Thou　sayst：　'I　see　the　air；　I　see　the　fire；
  The　water；　and　the　earth；　and　all　their　mixtures
  Come　to　corruption；　and　short　while　endure；
  And　these　things　notwithstanding　were　created；'
  Therefore　if　that　which　I　have　said　were　true；
  They　should　have　been　secure　against　corruption。
  The　Angels；　brother；　and　the　land　sincere
  In　which　thou　art；　created　may　be　called
  Just　as　they　are　in　their　entire　existence；
  But　all　the　elements　which　thou　hast　named；
  And　all　those　things　which　out　of　them　are　made；
  By　a　created　virtue　are　informed。
  Created　was　the　matter　which　they　have；
  Created　was　the　informing　influence
  Within　these　stars　that　round　about　them　go。
  The　soul　of　every　brute　and　of　the　plants
  By　its　potential　temperament　attracts
  The　ray　and　motion　of　the　holy　lights；
  But　your　own　life　immediately　inspires
  Supreme　Beneficence；　and　enamours　it
  So　with　herself；　it　evermore　desires　her。
  And　thou　from　this　mayst　argue　furthermore
  Your　resurrection；　if　thou　think　again
  How　human　flesh　was　fashioned　at　that　time
  When　the　first　parents　both　of　them　were　made。〃
  Paradiso：　Canto　VIII
  The　world　used　in　its　peril　to　believe
  That　the　fair　Cypria　delirious　love
  Rayed　out；　in　the　third　epicycle　turning；
  Wherefore　not　only　unto　her　paid　honour
  Of　sacrifices　and　of　votive　cry
  The　ancient　nations　in　the　ancient　error；
  But　both　Dione　honoured　they　and　Cupid；
  That　as　her　mother；　this　one　as　her　son；
  And　said　that　he　had　sat　in　Dido's　lap；
  And　they　from　her；　whence　I　beginning　take；
  Took　the　denomination　of　the　star
  That　woos　the　sun；　now　following；　now　in　front。
  I　was　not　ware　of　our　ascending　to　it；
  But　of　our　being　in　it　gave　full　faith
  My　Lady　whom　I　saw　more　beauteous　grow。
  And　as　within　a　flame　a　spark　is　seen；
  And　as　within　a　voice　a　voice　discerned；
  When　one　is　steadfast；　and　one　comes　and　goes；
  Within　that　light　beheld　I　other　lamps
  Move　in　a　circle；　speeding　more　and　less；
  Methinks　in　measure　of　their　inward　vision。
  From　a　cold　cloud　descended　never　winds；
  Or　visible　or　not；　so　rapidly
  They　would　not　laggard　and　impeded　seem
  To　any　one　who　had　those　lights　divine
  Seen　come　towards　us；　leaving　the　gyration
  Begun　at　first　in　the　high　Seraphim。
  And　behind　those　that　most　in　front　appeared
  Sounded　〃Osanna！〃　so　that　never　since
  To　hear　again　was　I　without　desire。
  Then　unto　us　more　nearly　one　approached；
  And　it　alone　began：　〃We　all　are　ready
  Unto　thy　pleasure；　that　thou　joy　in　us。
  We　turn　around　with　the　celestial　Princes；
  One　gyre　and　one　gyration　and　one　thirst；
  To　whom　thou　in　the　world　of　old　didst　say；
  'Ye　who；　intelligent；　the　third　heaven　are　moving；'
  And　are　so　full　of　love；　to　pleasure　thee
  A　little　quiet　will　not　be　less　sweet。〃
  After　these　eyes　of　mine　themselves　had　offered
  Unto　my　Lady　reverently；　and　she
  Content　and　certain　of　herself　had　made　them；
  Back　to　the　light　they　turned；　which　so　great　promise
  Made　of　itself；　and　〃Say；　who　art　thou？〃　was
  My　voice；　imprinted　with　a　great　affection。
  O　how　and　how　much　I　beheld　it　grow
  With　the　new　joy　that　superadded　was
  Unto　its　joys；　as　soon　as　I　had　spoken！
  Thus　changed；　it　said　to　me：　〃The　world　possessed　me
  Short　time　below；　and；　if　it　had　been　more；
  Much　evil　will　be　which　would　not　have　been。
  My　gladness　keepeth　me　concealed　from　thee；
  Which　rayeth　round　about　me；　and　doth　hide　me
  Like　as　a　creature　swathed　in　its　own　silk。
  Much　didst　thou　love　me；　and　thou　hadst　good　reason；
  For　had　I　been　below；　I　should　have　shown　thee
  Somewhat　beyond　the　foliage　of　my　love。
  That　left…hand　margin；　which　doth　bathe　itself
  In　Rhone；　when　it　is　mingled　with　the　Sorgue；
  Me　for　its　lord　awaited　in　due　time；
  And　that　horn　of　Ausonia；　which　is　towned
  With　Bari；　with　Gaeta　and　Catona；
  Whence　Tronto　and　Verde　in　the　sea　disgorge。
  Already　flashed　upon　my　brow　the　crown
  Of　that　dominion　which　the　Danube　waters
  After　the　German　borders　it　abandons；
  And　beautiful　Trinacria；　that　is　murky
  'Twixt　Pachino　and　Peloro；　（on　the　gulf
  Which　greatest　scath　from　Eurus　doth　receive；）
  Not　through　Typhoeus；　but　through　nascent　sulphur；
  Would　have　awaited　her　own　monarchs　still；
  Through　me　from　Charles　descended　and　from　Rudolph；
  If　evil　lordship；　that　exasperates　ever
  The　subject　populations；　had　not　moved
  Palermo　to　the　outcry　of　'Death！　death！'
  And　if　my　brother　could　but　this　foresee；
  The　greedy　poverty　of　Catalonia
  Straight　would　he　flee；　that　it　might　not　molest　him；
  For　verily　'tis　needful　to　provide；
  Through　him　or　other；　so　that　on　his　bark
  Already　freighted　no　more　freight　be　placed。
  His　nature；　which　from　liberal　covetous
  Descended；　such　a　soldiery　would　need
  As　should　not　care　for　hoarding　in　a　chest。〃
  〃Because　I　do　believe　the　lofty　joy
  Thy　speech　infuses　into　me；　my　Lord；
  Where　every　good　thing　doth　begin　and　end
  Thou　seest　as　I　see　it；　the　more　grateful
  Is　it　to　me；　and　this　too　hold　I　dear；
  That　gazing　upon　God　thou　dost　discern　it。
  Glad　hast　thou　made　me；　so　make　clear　to　me；
  Since　speaking　thou　hast　stirred　me　up　to　doubt；
  How　from　sweet　seed　can　bitter　issue　forth。〃
  This　I　to　him；　and　he　to　me：　〃If　I
  Can　show　to　thee　a　truth；　to　what　thou　askest
  Thy　face　thou'lt　hold　as　thou　dost　hold　thy　back。
  The　Good　which　all　the　realm　thou　art　ascending
  Turns　and　contents；　maketh　its　providence
  To　be　a　power　within　these　bodies　vast；
  And　not　alone　the　natures　are　foreseen
  Within　the　mind　that　in　itself　is　perfect；
  But　they　together　with　their　preservation。
  For　whatsoever　thing　this　bow　shoots　forth
  Falls　foreordained　unto　an　end　foreseen；
  Even　as　a　shaft　directed　to　its　mark。
  If　that　were　not；　the　heaven　which　thou　dost　walk
  Would　in　such　manner　its　effects　produce；
  That　they　no　longer　would　be　arts；　but　ruins。
  This　cannot　be；　if　the　Intelligences
  That　keep　these　stars　in　motion　are　not　maimed；
  And　maimed　the　First　that　has　not　made　them　perfect。
  Wilt　thou　this　truth　have　clearer　made　to　thee？〃
  And　I：　〃Not　so；　for　'tis　impossible
  That　nature　tire；　I　see；　in　what　is　needful。〃
  Whence　he　again：　〃Now　say；　would　it　be　worse
  For　men　on　earth　were　they　not　citizens？〃
  〃Yes；〃　I　replied；　〃and　here　I　ask　no　reason。〃
  〃And　can　they　be　so；　if　below　they　live　not
  Diversely　unto　offices　diverse？
  No；　if　your　master　writeth　well　for　you。〃
  So　came　he　with　deductions　to　this　point；
  Then　he　concluded：　〃Therefore　it　behoves
  The　roots　of　your　effects　to　be　diverse。
  Hence　one　is　Solon　born；　another　Xerxes；
  Another　Melchisedec；　and　another　he
  Who；　flying　through　the　air；　his　son　did　lose。
  Revolving　Nature；　which　a　signet　is
  To　mortal　wax；　doth　practise　well　her　art；
  But　not　one　inn　distinguish　from　another；
  Thence　happens　it　that　Esau　differeth
  In　seed　from　Jacob；　and　Quirinus　co