CANTO XVII
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CANTO XVII
CA"\TO X\'11 fSJ FI"CIII tiJ. 11JJrd 101/v f<'lnl~ T<rr«r. £r4ntplts of ,..,..tit: Pr"""', u.............,.., Tlor ""&<~ •fgmrlt-ttru Tlor Sn-mr~ 1!<4tttad<. Aumllolltt f""n~ T<rr.a. I tr&d •• W,y mul"" Pvrptvry's CANTO XVII IN._...,. SIIU: pr*, nw, .,.J wr.ultrnw./uot;fttMI pnwntd """' sL>rl>-fr- dtfmnY fo,-.; 4>'IIT'I«, tl•.r..,.v, •ad lou-fr.,., t.ra.urw fo,T oft•niiJ 11oods St\"tll IITT«d I"'NLiliOlt R.ocorilin lcttor, sc I1UJ nc l'alpe 11 col~ n<bbw per Ia qual >edessi wpe. oon altruncnn chc per pellc come, qumdo 1 vapon wnidt c spessi • dtr.dar comin<Wul. Ia spera dd ,.,1 dcbllcmmtc cnrra per essi; c fia Ia tua tmagm< leggcra 7 an gnagMrc: ~ vedtt com· tO nvidi lu sole '" pna, ch< g.~ ncl corcar cr.1 s•. r=w•ndu i nill:i co' passi lidi dd nuo nuestro. usci' fuor di ..t nubc Jl r agg. OIOrti gil nc· Nssi Jidl 0 imagtnauu cbc nc rube ul•olu <I di fuor. cb'om non s'accorgc perch~ dmtnmo suorun mille rube. cht move tc. sc 'I $Ct1SO non n porge? Movcli lun1c che ntl oel s'informa, per ~ o per voler cbc g.u lo scorge. ~ l'cmptc= dt lei cbc muu'> forma ne l'uccel ch ·a cam"' ptil si dUetta, nc l'mugmc mJ> app.tr>e l'orrna c qw fu Ia m .. mente sl nstttlta dcntro da .C. cbt dt fuor non venia CO'.) chc r~ allor Ja lti ri«u•. PC>t J"'"'C dcnrro • l'alld fantaSia un <TUofi-. dlspettow e fero ne I' 'u~ \ast.a.. ~ cot~l !oi moria: mtomo ad ...a era U grande Assiicro, E.«tr ..,.. <poq e 'I g.uno \lardocco. chc fu al .litt < aJ [u- cosi inu:ro. 10 I) 16 19 lj Rern<mber, ruda, if you\< eva bcm aught •n tht mountanu b> a mise through ..bich )Oil on I) """' .,. moles>« thruugh their .Ln. ho"', "hen tht thkk, damp >apon one< begin to thin, the >un·~ 'J'h~ pa<~ frcbl) through th<m, then )OUt •=~uuuom be quick to reach th< "htr< 11 can sec how I lim am< to~ the sun •gam-\\htn ir was almo>.>t at the pomt at whto:h 11 ..,u So. my <t<r> marched my nmtcs's trusty srcps: out of th•• douJ lamt, rc<Khmg th< rays that, on the short> below. by now were spenr 0 fan<>'Y· )OU thot •• mncs would <narcb w ~from OUI\\UtltlunJ:s-'"e nonce nothmg ahhough • thou.<and rrumptts sound • round uswho mO\'t:S you when the ~O)C.S do not spur )OU? 1\ hghr thai find~ II< fomt 111 He.vcn movts youdrrtctly or lcd downwanl b) God'$ will. Wnhm my fantaS) I sa" impressed the sa vag«) of on< who then. ~ratt<formed. bceam< the htnlthat mo<t dehght> •n ~ng; •• thts, my mind ,.,,hdrcv. to th< \1.1thm. 10 whottntaguung mtght hnng. nn thing rhat camt from tht without cuuhl cnt<r ln. Then mto m) d<cp fantasy thtrY ramcd one "ho ,..,('tu('lftcd; anJ :u he died, he sho" cd h" <aHgcl') and hi' dUJ••n Around him,..,.._. gr<at Ah.uutru< and Esth<r lui :and the jUR \lotdccat. .. h~ apng and whooc olomg ,..,.._. "'upnd>t I"""' ,.,r•. ,.,u : 10 •3 16 19 1S CANTO 1:\"11 155 IS..& PUaCATO&IO E come quesu tnugu>e rompeo se ptt .e str:SU. a guua d'wu bulla cui mana l'ocqua sortO qual a fco, su~ '" nu> visione una fanoulla piangcndo fonc, c dtcc.o "0 rcg.n•. perch~ per tra h., voluto a.>er nulla? Anosa t'ha• per nun perdcr Lavina: or m'hn perduta! to son C>U chc Juno, madre. a J. tu• pria ch'a l'•lrrui ruinL" Come si fnnge il sonno ovc di hutto oova luce percuote u""' chiu>O, chc frano guiaa pri• che mu<>U tuno; cosi l'im>gu>>r nuo adde giu.tO toStO che lume il 'olto rru pe~. ougg.or asw chc qud ch'c in ,_,.., mo. mi volgca ptt vcdcr ov' 10 quando wu voce <lliJc "Qut Sl mont>." chc da ognc altro mtcnto rru nrnos1C: c fcce Ia mia vogh• tmto pronto di riguudar ch• en chc parlov•. che mai non posa. oc non Sl nfl'ronta. \Ia come aJ sol che nonra vut• gnva e per so,·erchiO sua figura vela, coslla mai. virtU quavi m1nca\ ~"Qucsto ~ dtnno sparito. che nc Ia via da ir sil nc druza sonu prcgo. e col $UO lumc ~ mcdcsmo cdL Si fa con DOl. come J'uom si f• scgo; eM quale upctta prcgo c l'uopo vcdc, malignamcntc g.l a meue al nego. Or acrordim>o a tonto tn\;to il piede; proc:accwn dt <alit pria chc s'abbui. eM poi non si poria. oc 'I ell non rie<k. • Cosi duse tl m10 Jua. e io con lui mlgemmo i nomi passi ad un• scala: e tOStO ch'io al pnnlo gndo fu1. <enti'mi pre<<O qu.ul un muovcr d'•l• e ventann.i nd vUO c: dlJ'; "Stall p<JOjia. che son sanz' tra mala!" r And when tlus unage wtt~ of uoclf, JUSt lake a bubble th., h..> lost the .,.,cr beneath ,.h;ch 11 was formed. there~ moe up tn my nnblOIWlg • girl "'ho "cpt mo« btttcrl) •nd said: "0 queen. "'h) dtd Jl lOU.n\ )OUr wrath. dc9rc: to be no mord 37 43 r.,...,. 49 5S 61 67 So ;u 10 keep u,;niL you killed youNlf; no..- you have lost me! t•m she. mother. who mourns your fall before another's." li.cn •s <lcep is <hancrcd when new hght snikcs ruddenly ogoin5r dosed C)'CS and, once II'< <h>liC~. gleams before II dJ<S comrlctcJ), so m) tmal(inarion fell away u !QOn ••lighr-more powerful thou hght .... arc xeustomcd tc>-bcot on my cya I lool..ed about to sec wbc:rc I might be: but "hm • vottt wd: •Here one can >JCmJ.M then I alundoncd every other uncnt. Tlu• \OICC made m} will keen 10 sec the on<: ...ho'J >pokcn-\nth the eagnn= that cannot he sull untilu faces ,.hat it wmts Bur even as •h~ sun. become too >trong. defeats our vis-on, veiling us o"m fonn. so there my power of sigh< ..... o\Orcomr. "ThiS >pirit a< divine; md though una.kcd. he would conduct us to the upward path: he hide> bunsdf with •h"' same light he shed'!. He dUC$ Wtth us u men do with themsclve<: for hr ... ho sc.s • need but "aits to be ""'ked 1> alrc.dy <et oo cruel refusal ~ow lc:t ou:r stc:ps accept his Jnnt~uoo, anJ let us tf) to climb before dark falbthen. until da> rctutnS. ... c'll have to halt· SC> <aid my g.n.Je; and toward a St ..n ..), he and l, t"'.'Clher. turned: and JUSt .asJOOO as I was at the first srep. I smscd somttlung much like the roorionof a \\'log, and wmd that beat .gauu• my face, ""d "ords "Stall ranJia those free of evil oogcrf' \1 37 43 55 ss 61 6• CASTO 1:\ IJ 151 •56 ••ac.noato GW enn so~n noi tatuo IC\"3U li ulmru fa!lb1 cbc Ia none sq;ue. <he le neUe appari'an da piU btL uo ,Jtti> mi.a. percht II n Jalegue, .. fn me stti>O J.cea. cht mt senuva Ia possa de lc gombe p<>~ta tn triegue "loi ero<"am dO>e psil 1>011 ub-. Ia scala sil. ed envamo affi«i. pur come na<e <h'a Ia pU1J813 am,·a. E io anesi un poco. ,"io udwi 79 alcuoa COSo1 nel novo g~rone: poi mi ,·olsi al mantro moo. e dissl ; "'Dolce mio padre. di. qu•le n!Teru>One si purga qui nel gJJ"O dove semo! Se i ~ si stonno. non stea tuu ~e." Ed elba me: '"L'amor del bene. ~o del suo dover. qumna " riston. qui si nbotte II mal urdato rano. Ma perdlc pu) apeno utten.!J ancora. volgt Ia mente a me. e prenderai alcun huon fruno di nom-a dimon ss 88 M .. ~c ae.Jtor nC a"C'atura m.ai. 91 mminoo el, "'figbuol, fu s.1naa amore. o narunle o d'anlmo: e tu 'ls.1i Lo n•runle ~ sanpre s.1nu errore. ma l'altro puote error per malo <>bieuo o per uoppo o per poco dt vigore. :0.1entrt dt'elll ~ ncl primn ben dareno, e nt' secondi sl nesso misun. essu non pull cagiOn JJ m•l daleno: rna quando al mal a tor«. o con pi it mra o con men <he non dee corre nd bene. conma '! fauorc sua f>uura. Quio<i comprender puot ch'a.tt convme 2mor sunmu m ,.oe d'.,c \'irtute e d'01:0e operaz>OO <he meru pene. Or. pc:rcM m01 non puc\ da II s.alure amor del suo suboeno 'olger ,uo, da l'odJo propno .on le eo>e rure: ado''" 100 10} to6 .~ho-e us no" the final rays before ;o the fall of rught were raised to such a hoght thai .. e could oee the sun on <"err siJe. "Q,.h\,111\ <rrength.do)OU>Omelt>'U\!" ;3 I satd wadun nwS<'lf. because 1 felt the furce wilhU:. my legs compelled to bah. \\'e'J ruched a point at wbt<h the upward Statn 76 nolong<r dun bed, and we were halted there JUSt Ilk< a shtp when it has rouch<d the ,hore lli<lened for a while. hoping to hear 79 wha1ever there might be in tbis new orde; thtn I rumed tOward my mastu. ask.tng hun: 'Tell me. my gentle f>tber· what offense 82 ,. purged ""hin th< circle we h•.e rea<heJ' \hhough our feet must sxop. ~·our word> need nor." And he to me: "Pr«isd} here, d1c lo•e 115 of good that is too tepidlr pursued .. mmJed: here the lazy oar pbo harder Ru•,.. that )OU mar undcntmd m<>re ckarl). liS nov. tum wur mind to me. and )OU gather oome useful fruir ftom our ddanng her<\ I) <on • .......,., no Creator and roo creature 9' who t-\'tr ~"J.S "'-;tbout lovc-natur~ or mcn1al: and you know tha•."' he beg>n ·The n•JUr>l is always without error. 94 hul mentallo'c may choose •n <'il oh)CCI or trr 1hrough 100 much or too link ••~:or As lnng ><>.- s directed toward 1he First Good 97 and 1enJs tow.rJ ~-oml•rv goo<h w11h measure, it cannot be the cause of e\'il p\e;uur<: hut whm tt f'\\-is-ts tO\\-ud c"·il. or an ends too to I:(>Od w11h more or less cue than 11 •houiJ. tho><" hom He made ba.e worked agatl\'t 1heir ~l•ker. from dus you see that-of neces>~t)103 )O\C ·~the Jllr.'ed in you of t'VCfl \'trtUC and of •II ;oCtS desemng punishment. !'O"-' . sinCe \o'e OC'\U rums ~e 1U tlC1 ro6 from 1he ,..1\.being of us subJect· thin~ an: ,urel) free from barred of tbcnuLh.,., ,.,Jl Js8 CA~ro PUR CATOatO e pcrcht uuondu non .; pu~ di\iso, pn- .t sunrc. .Jcuno ....,.. d.J primo, ,J. qucllo oJiare ogne dfetto c d«iso. Rma. ~ dt>idtndo b<oe sumo. <he 'I nul che s'ama e d<l prossimo: cd esso unor nascc an r« modi m \"'OSU'O limo. E cht. per....,.. suo ncin sopprtsso. opera ..:cdlmu. e sol pu quesro bnm.a ch'd su dt sua grandezu m bo.sso mdSO: 109 ~ ~ chi podere. puu. ooore e fama Ierne dt perdcr perch' aim sormonti. ondc s'arlTUla ,; chc 'I ronrnno amr cd c chr pu rognrna parch 'aonti. ' llil chc R fa .k Ia 'ro&m gluono. c raJ con•""' che 'I m.Je aln'Ui impronti. Qunro tnformc amor qua giU dt sorro " rrrn~ ! or \'0' cbc IU .k l'ah:ro inwx\e. chc corrc al bon con ordine corrorro. Ci.ucun confusamenre uo b<ne apprende ncl qu•l,; •1ueu l'mimo, e disira; per cbe dt giugntr lui ci.ucun conrende. Sc Iento amore a lui vedu ,; tira o • IUJ quurar. acquesu cornice. dopo gausro pen<er, vc ne martita. .~hro ben~ ch< non fa l'uom feUce· non ~ fdicitl, non ~ Ia buoua ' cS>tnu. d'ogne bon fruuo e ndtCe. L'amor cb'ad esso troppo s'abbandona, ell soH' a no• sr piange pu rre cercht; ma come tnpaniro si ragaon;~, racoolo. acoi> che ru pure ne oerchi" Ill 115 ... Ill 114 11:1 130 Ill 1)6 139 xn• 159 anJ '"'cc no b<rn~ can b< S«< .o$ self· erisrin~ anJ dl\o:'Ccd from rhe Ftnt 8<-in~. •••h crtarure IS cur ofT from h•tU>g llun Thu•. rf I h1\e dr•ungur~ rroperly. ,Uio•t musr mtan <o .,.;.b on<'• noghbt•r ill: ~nd lht~ lo\C:'' 00m 1n thrft' ¥-~p IR }OUf cia.~ • There she v.hu,rhrough a~mmr of anorhu, hnpts for 1NprunX} , he onl) loo~:< lO st'e h1~ nn~hNr•s c.xctll<n« O.."l down. Thm chert is.,.,., v. ho. "hm he u our door, fear> hu own loss offante. f'C'"Cr, honor, favor; ht> QJnns lo• n misfortune foe hi> nctd>bor ,\nJ rhcrc "he v. ho. 0\tt tnrutV rc«t\C"d rntn\ful forft'\c:ngtgt'O\\)grttd) and. angnly, tttk< our •norhct'• hann. Thi• rhrufuiJ lo• c '' urrarcd here b<lo" ; """'I \\ouiJ ha-c \OU w>Jcnund rhc loH rhat <ttk< 1M good JJ.roneJly ~h apprthenol> «mfu....Uy a GooJ on .. hi<h rh< mmJ m>v rnr , >.nd long> for II: and, rhus, all <rnvc 10 ~. .<h thar Good: bur if rhe love thar urges you 10 know h or ro re><h th.r Good t<la•. rh~>rerracc. afrer • ju<t rcpcn~>nce. pmushc• for rhaL There i< >different gooJ .... hich does nor make men gbd. it 1.> not h•PP"'"" is not ltu< essence. lrull and root or every good. The love rh>r-pmflrg.rdy-yicld< to rhat is wtpt on m t.hrct tcrr-act>(j 21bovt us: bur J'llnm say whar rhrte <hapc< that loves rakesma) you S«l. rho>< Jisunctinns for youndf." 109 111 115 ..s ur 1:W n.; 1)0 t33 1)6 139