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    a li occhi miei ricominciò diletto, 16 pleased my eyes once more
 
tosto ch'io usci' fuor de l'aura morta 17 as soon as I had left the morbid air
 
che m'avea contristati li occhi e 'l petto. 18 that had afflicted both my chest and eyes.
 
    Lo bel pianeto che d'amar conforta 19 The fair planet that emboldens love,
 
faceva tutto rider l'orïente, 20 smiling, lit up the east,
 
velando i Pesci ch'erano in sua scorta. 21 veiling the Fishes in her train.
 
    I' mi volsi a man destra, e puosi mente 22 I turned to the right and, fixing my attention
 
a l'altro polo, e vidi quattro stelle 23 on the other pole, I saw four stars
 
non viste mai fuor ch'a la prima gente. 24 not seen but by those first on earth.
 
    Goder pareva 'l ciel di lor fiammelle: 25 The very sky seemed to rejoice
 
oh settentrïonal vedovo sito, 26 in their bright glittering. O widowed
 
poi che privato se' di mirar quelle! 27 region of the north, denied that sight!
 
    Com' io da loro sguardo fui partito, 28 Once I had drawn my gaze from them,
 
un poco me volgendo a l'altro polo, 29 barely turning toward the other pole
 
là onde 'l Carro già era sparito, 30 where the constellation of the Wain had set,

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