Page 176 - El paraiso perdido

P A R A D I S E L O S T
B O O K V III L I B R O VI I I
T H E A R G U M E N T
El Angel terminó. A Adán, no obstante.

. 1d a m Incpiires concern ing celestial m olions, is doubtfully Su voz tanto lo hechiza que un gran rato
answered. an d exhortad lo search rather things m ore w orthy Se imagina que habla y sigue oyendo.
o f know iedge. A d a m assents, and, still desi roas lo detain Después, como de un sueño, le responde:
Raphael, reíales lo h im whai he rem em hered since his own "¿Qué gracias suficientes o que pago
crea lio n -h is placing in Paradise; his talk with G od concerning Adecuado te puedo dar. divino
solicilude a n d til socieiy; his firsl m eeling a n d nuptials with Historiador que apaciguaste asi
Eve. H is discourse with th e A ngel thereupon; who, after Mi sed de conocer y que tuviste
adm onitions repeated, departs. La amable deferencia de narrarme
Lo que jamás oiría y oigo ahora
Con asombro, deleite y, como es justo,
The Angel ended, and in Adam’s ear La gloria atribuyendo a quien es alto
So charming left his voice that he a while Creador? Sin embargo quedan dudas
Thought him still speaking, still stood fixed to hear; Que sólo tú me puedes resolver:
Then. as new-waked. thus gratefully replied:— Mirando la estructura de este Mundo.
What thanks sufficient, or what recompense Los Cielos y la Tierra, y calculando
Equal. have I to render thec. divine Su magnitud-la Tierra un punto, un grano
Historian, who thus largely hast allayed Un átomo a la faz del firmamento
The thirst I had of knowiedge. and vouchsafed Y sus muchas estrellas que recorren
This friendly condescension to relate Espacio incomprensible (porque tal
Things else by me unsearchable-now heard 10 Demuestran las distancias y el retorno
With wonder. bul dclight. and. as is due. Diurno) para dar una luz mera
With glory attributed to the high En torno de la Tierra, un punto acaso.
Creator? Something yet ofdoubt remains. Día y noche; En tan vasta vigilancia
Which only thy solution can resolve.
When I behold this goodls frame. this World.
Of Heaven and Earth consisting. and compute
Their magnitudes-this Earth. a spot, a grain.
An atom. with the firmament compared
And all her numbered stars. that seem to roll
Spaces incomprehensible (for such 20
Their distance argües, and their swift return
Diurnal) merelv to officiate light
Round this opacous Earth. this punctual spot.
One da\ and night: in all their vast survey