"e quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle" ("and thence we came forth to see again the stars") - Dante Alighieri

And we came forth to contemplate the stars.

Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.

And thence we came forth to see again the stars

As one who wills, and then unwills his will,
Changing his mind with every changing whim,
Till all his best intentions come to nil,

So I stood havering in that moorland dim,
While through fond rifts of fancy oozed away
The first quick zest that filled me to the brim.

Dolce color d’oriental zaffiro,
che s’accoglieva nel sereno aspetto
del mezzo, puro infino al primo giro,

a li occhi miei ricominciò diletto,
tosto ch’io usci’ fuor de l’aura morta
che m’avea contristati li occhi e ‘l petto.

Through her full easily is comprehended
How long in woman lasts the fire of love,
If eye or touch do no relight it often