Statius Quotes in Purgatorio
Tremors strike here when any soul feels pure
and rises, newly cleansed, to start its climb.
And that cry follows as the soul ascends.
The will alone gives proof of purity
when, wholly free to change its sacred place,
it aids and sweeps the soul up, willing well.
Open your heart. Receive the coming truth.
Know this: when once the foetal brain is brought
to full articulation in the womb,
the Primal Cause of Motion turns in joy
to see so much of Nature’s art, and breathes
new breath of spirit filled with power within,
which draws all active elements it finds
into its being and thus forms one soul
which lives and feels and turns as conscious self.
Statius Quotes in Purgatorio
Tremors strike here when any soul feels pure
and rises, newly cleansed, to start its climb.
And that cry follows as the soul ascends.
The will alone gives proof of purity
when, wholly free to change its sacred place,
it aids and sweeps the soul up, willing well.
Open your heart. Receive the coming truth.
Know this: when once the foetal brain is brought
to full articulation in the womb,
the Primal Cause of Motion turns in joy
to see so much of Nature’s art, and breathes
new breath of spirit filled with power within,
which draws all active elements it finds
into its being and thus forms one soul
which lives and feels and turns as conscious self.
