二神曲（第4页）

pityo'ercameme，andIalmostswooned。

&henbegan，“I’dgladlytalk

withthosetwethergo，

aobesolightuponthewind。”

“Thou’ltseethyearerustheyare；”

saidhe，“beseechthemthenbythatsamelove

whichleadeththemalong，andtheywille。”

Sooowardushadbenttheircourse。

Icried：“Otoil-wornsouls，espeakwithus，

&OneElseforbiditnot！”

Asdoves，wheheirdesire，eflying

withraisedandsteadypinihtheair

totheirsweet，borheirownwill；

sofromthebandwhereDidoistheyissued，

advangthroughtheo>

swithlovethetoneofmyappeal。

“Othoubenignandgraciousliviure，

thatghthegloomypurpleair

tovisitus，whostaiheworldblood-red；

iffrieheuniversalKing，

forthypeacewouldwepraytoHim，siy

thoushowestforthiswretchedwoeofours。

Ofwhatsoeveritmaypleaseyouhear

andspeak，wewillbothhearahyou，

&，asnowitis，thewindishushed。

&oasbornsitsontheshore，

whitherthePodesdstobeatpeace

&hthestreamsthatfollowhim。

Love，whiseizesonawell-bor，

seizedhimforthatfairbody'ssake，whereof

Irived；andstillthewayoffendsme。

Love，whilovi’sloved，

seizedmeslyforhisloveofme，

that，asthousee'st，itdoth。

&oadeathinonleduson；

'siceawaitethhimwhoquenchedourlife。”

Theseafteddowntousfromthem。