Изобретателю пороха (Перевод)

Diodati, e te'l diro con maraviglia, Quel ritroso io ch'amor spreggiar soleaE de suoi lacci spesso mi Gia caddi, ov'huom dabben talhor s'impiglia. Ne treccie d'oro, ne guancia vermigliaM' abbaglian si, ma sotto nova

Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forc'd fingers rude

Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood Praying; for from the mercy-seat above Prevenient grace descending had removed The stony from their hearts, and made new flesh Regenerate grow instead; that sighs now breathed Unutterable; which the…

Fairfax, whose Name in Arms through Europe rings, And fills all Mouths with Envy or with Praise, And all her Jealous Monarchs with Amaze. And Rumours loud which daunt remotest Kings, Thy firm unshaken Valour ever brings Victory home, while…

High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth or Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat, by merit raised To that bad eminence; and,…

Now the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger, Comes dancing from the East, and leads with The Flowry May, who from her green lap

O, for that warning voice, which he, who saw The Apocalypse, heard cry in Heaven aloud, Then when the Dragon, put to second rout, Came furious down to be revenged on men, Woe to the inhabitants on earth! that now

Meanwhile the new-baptized, who yet At Jordan with the Baptist, and had Him whom they heard so late expressly Jesus Messiah,