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    Come a lei piacque, li occhi ritornai, 22 I turned my eyes as she had urged and saw
 
e vidi cento sperule che 'nsieme 23 one hundred little globes that made each other brighter
 
più s'abbellivan con mutüi rai. 24 in the glittering reflections of one another's rays.
 
    Io stava come quei che 'n sé repreme 25 I was as one who in himself restrains
 
la punta del disio, e non s'attenta 26 the spur of his desire and, fearing to presume,
 
di domandar, sì del troppo si teme; 27 dares not pose his question.
 
    e la maggiore e la più luculenta 28 The largest and most lustrous of those pearls
 
di quelle margherite innanzi fessi, 29 advanced to satisfy my longing
 
per far di sé la mia voglia contenta. 30 to find out more about him.
 
    Poi dentro a lei udi': "Se tu vedessi 31 Then, from deep within, I heard him say: 'Could you see,
 
com' io la carità che tra noi arde, 32 as I do, the charity burning in our midst,
 
li tuoi concetti sarebbero espressi. 33 you would have shared your thoughts with us.
 
    Ma perché tu, aspettando, non tarde 34 'And that your arrival at the lofty goal
 
a l'alto fine, io ti farò risposta 35 be not delayed by waiting, I shall answer
 
pur al pensier, da che sì ti riguarde. 36 your guarded thoughts, which you dare not express.
 
    Quel monte a cui Cassino è ne la costa 37 'The summit of the mountain on whose slope
 
fu frequentato già in su la cima 38 Cassino lies was once much frequented
 
da la gente ingannata e mal disposta; 39 by people both deluded and perverse.
 
    e quel son io che sù vi portai prima 40 'I am he who first brought up the slope
 
lo nome di colui che 'n terra addusse 41 the name of Him who carried down to earth
 
la verità che tanto ci soblima; 42 the truth that so exalts us to the heights.

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