Butthepsalm 'Delectasti' givethlight

Whichhasthepowertouncloudyourintellect.

Andthouwhoforemostart, anddidstentreatme,

Speak, ifthouwouldsthearmore; forIcameready

Toallthyquestionings, asfarasneedful."

"Thewater," saidI, "andtheforest'ssound,

Arecombatingwithinmemynewfaith

InsomethingwhichIheardopposedtothis."

Whenceshe: "Iwillrelatehowfromitscause

Proceedeththatwhichmakeththeetowonder,

Andpurgeawaythecloudthatsmitesuponthee.

TheGoodSupreme, soleinitselfdelighting,

Createdmangood, andthisgoodlyplace

Gavehimashanselofeternalpeace.

Byhisdefaultshortwhilehesojournedhere;

Byhisdefaulttoweepingandtotoil

Hechangedhisinnocentlaughterandsweetplay.

Thatthedisturbancewhichbelowismade

Byexhalationsofthelandandwater,

(Whichfarasmaybefollowafterheat,)

Mightnotuponmankindwageanywar,

Thismountascendedtow'rdstheheavensohigh,

Andisexempt, fromtherewhereitislocked.

Nowsincetheuniversalatmosphere

Matelda, Dante, andVirgilbytheshoresofLethe

Turnsinacircuitwiththeprimalmotion

Unlessthecircleisbrokenonsomeside,

Uponthisheight, thatallisdisengaged

Inlivingether, doththismotionstrike

Andmaketheforestsound, foritisdense;

Andsomuchpowerthestrickenplantpossesses

Thatwithitsvirtueitimpregnstheair,

Andthis, revolving, scattersitaround;

Andyonderearth, accordingas 'tisworthy

Inselforinitsclime, conceivesandbears

Ofdiversqualitiesthediverstrees;

Itshouldnotseemamarvelthenonearth,

Thisbeingheard, wheneveranyplant

Withoutseedmanifesttheretakethroot.

Andthoumustknow, thisholytable-land