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How lucky you are--your courage puts you beyond the reach of everyone everywhere-- among the noble on earth you are first, among the blest you hold a treasured seat. For as long as your living image comes back to noble eyes, your memory will carve an image of deathless loyalty in the minds of those who discern justly. Your worldly fame and heaven's eternal peace cannot be diminished by men who envy you or saints who've earned more. Reason affirms the ultimate value of your living splendor and Love agrees your light shines in the few unenvious. |
An image of the Italian text from Visconti's 1840 edition |
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Notes: From V LXVIII:68. See also B A1:4:5; R XXX:95. Key |
