二神曲(第3页)
&ions,moansandshrieksareheard;
there,g,theyblasphemethePowerDivine。
Iuhattothiskindofpain
&hoseners,whosubject
theirreasontotheirsee。
Andastheirwiarlingsontheir>
whendaysarefullandwide-spreadflocks;
sodoththatblasttheevilspiritsbear;
thiswayandthat,andupanddowhem;
noronlydoth,butnone
oflessersufferithem。
Andevenasesmoveonandsingtheirlays,
fthewhilealoheair;
thussawIing,utteringcriesofpain,
shadesbupontheaforesaidstorm;
Ithereforesaid:“Who,Teacher,arethepeople
thegloomyairsocruellychastises?”
&ofthoseofwhomthouwouldsthavenews,”
&hereuponsaiduntome,
“ressoverlandsofmanytongues。
Tosexualvicesowhollywasshegiven,
thatlustsherenderedlawfulinherlaws,
thustoremovetheblameshehadincurred。
Semiramissheis,ofwhomonereads
thatshegavesuus,andbecame
hiswife;sheheldthelandtheSoldanrules。
&isshewhokilledherselfthroughlove,
andtoSichaeus'ashesbrokeherfaith;
&fulCleopatrafollowsher。
SeeHelen,forwhosesakesolongatime
ofguiltrolledby,aAchillessee,
whofoughtwithlovewhenattheendoflife。
ParisandTristahenheshowedme,
abyhousandshades
andmore,whomlovehadfromourlifecutoff。
WhenIhadheardmyLeaderspeakthenames
ofladiesasofoldentimes,