Oantiquespirit, atthesmileIgave;

ButIwillhavemorewonderseizeuponthee.

Thisone, whoguidesonhightheseeyesofmine,

IsthatVirgilius, fromwhomthoudidstlearn

TosingaloudofmenandoftheGods.

Ifothercausethoutomysmileimputedst,

Abandonitasfalse, andtrustitwas

Thosewordswhichthouhastspokenconcerninghim."

Alreadyhewasstoopingtoembrace

MyTeacher'sfeet; buthesaidtohim: "Brother,

Donot; forshadethouart, andshadebeholdest."

Andheuprising: "Nowcanstthouthesum

Oflovewhichwarmsmetotheecomprehend,

WhenthisourvanityIdisremember,

Treatingashadowassubstantialthing."