• When Love within her lovely face appears
    now and again among the other ladies,
    as much as each is less lovely than she
    the more my wish I love within me grows.

    I bless the place, the time and hour of the day
    that my eyes aimed their sights at such a height,
    and say: 'My soul, you must be very grateful
    that you were found worthy of such great honour.

    From her to you comes loving thought that leads,
    as long as you pursue, to highest good,
    esteeming little what all men desire;

    there comes from her all joyous honesty
    that leads you by the straight path up to Heaven—
    already I fly high upon my hope.'