November 25

Luce intellettual piena d'amore, Amor di vero ben pien di letizia, Letizia, che trascende ogni dolzore.

M Y eyes for beauty pine, My soul for Goddès grace: No other care nor hope is mine; To heaven I turn my face.

One splendour thence is shed From all the stars above: 'Tis namèd where God's name is said, 'Tis Love, 'tis heavenly Love.

And every gentle heart, That burns with true desire, Is lit from eyes that mirror part Of that celestial fire.

ROBERT BRIDGES

THE MESSENGERS