The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Purgatory, Volume 3

"Ah! so may mercy-temper'd justice rid Your burdens speedily, that ye have power To stretch your wing, which e'en to your desire Shall lift you,

啊！愿慈悲调和的公正迅速卸下你们的重担，使你们有能力展翅高飞，如愿升腾。

O powers of man! how vain your glory, nipp'd E'en in its height of verdure, if an Age Less bright succeed not!

人啊，你的荣耀多么虚妄！哪怕在青葱鼎盛之时，若下一代不再辉煌，也将被掐灭。