This one is sent to ask men up the height;
Soon it shall be that to behold these things
Will cause thee no dismay, but bring delight,
Even as thy soul due disposition brings.”
Soon as we reached the blessèd angel’s side
He said, with glad voice: “Here you enter in
By steps more easy than you yet have tried.”
We thence departed, and, ascending now,
Heard Beati Misericordes chanted
Below, behind us, and, “Be joyful thou