Whenwehadcrossedthethresholdofthedoor
Whichthepervertedloveofsoulsdisuses,
Becauseitmakesthecrookedwayseemstraight,
Re-echoingIhearditclosedagain;
AndifIhadturnedbackmineeyesuponit,
Whatformyfailinghadbeenfitexcuse?
Wemountedupwardthroughariftedrock,
Whichundulatedtothissideandthat,
Evenasawaverecedingandadvancing.
"Hereitbehovesususealittleart,"
BeganmyLeader, "toadaptourselves
Nowhere, nowthere, totherecedingside."
Andthisourfootstepssoinfrequentmade,
Thatsoonerhadthemoon'sdecreasingdisk
Regaineditsbedtosinkagaintorest,
Thanwewereforthfromoutthatneedle'seye;
Butwhenwefreeandintheopenwere,
Therewherethemountainbackwardpilesitself,
Iweariedout, andbothofusuncertain
Aboutourway, westoppeduponaplain
Moredesolatethanroadsacrossthedeserts.
Fromwhereitsmarginbordersonthevoid,
Tofootofthehighbankthateverrises,
Ahumanbodythreetimestoldwouldmeasure;
Andfaraseyeofminecouldwingitsflight,
Nowontheleft, andontherightflanknow,
Thesamethiscornicedidappeartome.
Thereonourfeethadnotbeenmovedasyet,
WhenIperceivedtheembankmentroundabout,
Whichallrightofascenthadinterdicted,
Tobeofmarblewhite, andsoadorned
Withsculptures, thatnotonlyPolycletus,
ButNature'sself, hadtherebeenputtoshame.
TheAngel, whocamedowntoearthwithtidings
Ofpeace, thathadbeenweptformanyayear,
AndopenedHeavenfromitslonginterdict,
Infrontofusappearedsotruthfully
Theresculpturedinagraciousattitude,
Hedidnotseemanimagethatissilent.
Onewouldhaveswornthathewassaying, "Ave;"
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