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    "O sodalizio eletto a la gran cena 1 'O company of the elect chosen to feast
 
del benedetto Agnello, il qual vi ciba 2 at the great supper of the blessèd Lamb,
 
sì, che la vostra voglia è sempre piena, 3 who feeds you so that your desire is ever satisfied,
 
    se per grazia di Dio questi preliba 4 'since by God's grace this man enjoys a foretaste
 
di quel che cade de la vostra mensa, 5 of whatsoever falls beneath your table,
 
prima che morte tempo li prescriba, 6 before death sets a limit to his time,
 
    ponete mente a l'affezione immensa 7 'heed his immeasurable craving and with dewdrops
 
e roratelo alquanto: voi bevete 8 from that fountain where you drink forever,
 
sempre del fonte onde vien quel ch'ei pensa." 9 refresh him at the very source of all his thoughts.'
 
    Così Beatrice; e quelle anime liete 10 Thus Beatrice. And those joyful spirits
 
si fero spere sopra fissi poli, 11 transformed themselves to rings around fixed poles,
 
fiammando, volte, a guisa di comete. 12 circling, like blazing comets, in their brightness.
 
    E come cerchi in tempra d'orïuoli 13 And as wheels in the movements of a clock
 
si giran sì, che 'l primo a chi pon mente 14 turn in such a way that, to an observer,
 
quïeto pare, e l'ultimo che voli; 15 the innermost seems standing still, the outermost to fly,

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