【生活常识教科书】THE_VISION_OR,_HELL,PURGATORY,_AND_PARADISE(炼狱和天堂).pdfVIP

更多好书请点击 THE VISION THE VISION OR, HELL, PURGATORY, AND PARADISE DANTE ALIGHIERI TRANSLATED BY THE REV. H. F. CARY, A.M. 1 更多好书请点击 THE VISION CANTO I Oer better waves to speed her rapid course The light bark of my genius lifts the sail, Well pleasd to leave so cruel sea behind; And of that second region will I sing, In which the human spirit from sinful blot Is purgd, and for ascent to Heaven prepares. Here, O ye hallowd Nine! for in your train I follow, here the deadened strain revive; Nor let Calliope refuse to sound A somewhat higher song, of that loud tone, Which when the wretched birds of chattering note Had heard, they of forgiveness lost all hope. Sweet hue of eastern sapphire, that was spread Oer the serene aspect of the pure air, High up as the first circle, to mine eyes Unwonted joy renewd, soon as I scapd Forth from the atmosphere of deadly gloom, That had mine eyes and bosom filld with grief. The radiant planet, that to love invites, Made all the orient laugh, and veild beneath The Pisces light, that in his escort came. To the right hand I turnd, and fixd my mind On the other pole attentive, where I saw Four stars neer seen before save by the ken Of our first parents. Heaven of their rays Seemd joyous. O thou northern site, bereft Indeed, and widowd, since of these deprivd! As from this view I had desisted, straight Turning a little towrds the other pole, There from whence now the wain had disappeard, I saw an old man standing by my side Alone, so worthy of revrence in his look, That neer from son to father more was owd. Low down his beard and mixd with hoary white Descended, like hi