Therest: "IntothecowPasiphaeenters,

Sothatthebulluntoherlustmayrun!"

Thenasthecranes, thattoRiphaeanmountains

Mightflyinpart, andparttowardsthesands,

Theseofthefrost, thoseofthesunavoidant,

Onefolkisgoing, andtheothercoming,

Andweepingtheyreturntotheirfirstsongs,

Andtothecrythatmostbefitteththem;

Andclosetomeapproached, evenasbefore,

Theverysamewhohadentreatedme,

Attenttolistenintheircountenance.

I, whotheirinclinationtwicehadseen,

Began: "Osoulssecureinthepossession,

Whene'eritmaybe, ofastateofpeace,

Neitherunripenorripenedhaveremained

Mymembersuponearth, butherearewithme

Withtheirownbloodandtheirarticulations.

Igoupheretobenolongerblind;

ALadyisabove, whowinsthisgrace,

WherebythemortalthroughyourworldIbring.

Butasyourgreatestlongingsatisfied

Maysoonbecome, sothattheHeavenmayhouseyou

Whichfullofloveis, andmostamplyspreads,

Tellme, thatIagaininbooksmaywriteit,

Whoareyou, andwhatisthatmultitude

Whichgoesuponitswaybehindyourbacks?"

Dante, VirgilandStatiusamongtheLustful

Nototherwisewithwonderisbewildered

Themountaineer, andstaringroundisdumb,

Whenroughandrustictothetownhegoes,

Thaneveryshadebecameinitsappearance;

Butwhentheyoftheirstuporweredisburdened,

Whichinhighheartsisquicklyquieted,

"Blessedbethou, whoofourborder-lands,"

Herecommencedwhofirsthadquestionedus,

"Experiencefreightestforabetterlife.

Thefolkthatcomesnotwithushaveoffended

InthatforwhichonceCaesar, triumphing,

Heardhimselfcalledincontumely, 'Queen.'

Thereforetheyseparate, exclaiming, 'Sodom!'