OUgolinde' Fantoli, secure

Thynameis, sincenolongerisawaited

Onewho, degenerating, canobscureit!

Butgonow, Tuscan, foritnowdelightsme

Toweepfarbetterthanitdoestospeak,

Somuchhasourdiscoursemyminddistressed."

Wewereawarethatthosebelovedsouls

Heardusdepart; therefore, bykeepingsilent,

Theymadeusofourpathwayconfident.

Whenwebecamealonebygoingonward,

Thunder, whenitdothcleavetheair, appeared

Avoice, thatcountertouscame, exclaiming:

"Shallslaymewhosoeverfindethme!"

Andfledasthereverberationdies

Ifsuddenlythecloudasunderbursts.

Assoonashearinghadatrucefromthis,

Beholdanother, withsogreatacrash,

Thatitresembledthunderingsfollowingfast:

"IamAglaurus, whobecameastone!"

Andthen, topressmyselfclosetothePoet,

Ibackward, andnotforward, tookastep.

Alreadyonallsidestheairwasquiet;

Andsaidhetome: "Thatwasthehardcurb

Thatoughttoholdamanwithinhisbounds;

Butyoutakeinthebaitsothatthehook

OftheoldAdversarydrawsyoutohim,

Andhenceavailethlittlecurborcall.

Theheavensarecallingyou, andwheelaroundyou,

Displayingtoyoutheireternalbeauties,

Andstillyoureyeislookingontheground;

WhenceHe, whoalldiscerns, chastisesyou."