GIORDANO BRUNO OF NOLA

He gazes up, he who as a relative also celebrates the marriage
While present, standing by at the sacred wedding of the high Duke.
I ask you: do not withdraw him, turned away, from our Muses,
While meanwhile he feeds the eyes of the divine Nymph
With his gaze, and remains unhindered by your charms original: "vinclis tuis blandissime," referring to the "sweet chains" of attraction or inspiration.
And conceives heroic acts in his depths,
80 And wisely fulfills the duties of the illustrious scepter;
May he not leave the products of my talent neglected,
Nor despise them as if they were gifts of an abstruse Minerva Minerva is the goddess of wisdom; "abstruse" here suggests knowledge that is hidden or difficult to grasp.:
But just as sometimes, with lighter effort, he traverses
The pathless woods (pressing the back of a foaming horse)
And delights in staining his spear with the blood of wild beasts;
Guiding the brass-footed original: "Æripedem," a poetic term for a horse with tireless or bronze-hard hooves. beast at the command of the spur,
And skilled with the rod to direct his swift course
According to the master's wishes;
Whether he wishes to go to the circus, or if a brave spear
Meets another brave spear, and it pleases him to contend with strong muscles,
90 And other things of this sort (all of which he performs so gracefully,
Vigorously, and truly with Jove-like original: "Iouia," referring to Jupiter, the king of the gods; implying a kingly or divine excellence. virtue);
So also, at certain hours, let him not neglect these studies,
Being of a sublime nature, and most worthy of them first of all;
So that they may be seen clearly once they are understood.
However much that man may excel in physical appearance,
Stand out in muscle, and consist of strong force,
And contend with wonderful, agile dexterity:
Yet these are such things for which he need not fear any single man,
And for which one man will be enough for any other man,
100 Things which troublesome disease consumes, and age
Wears away; they are not from us, and are hardly ours even while they exist.
But the gifts of the mind, by which one man stands above a thousand,
And by which once, with great virtue and with Mars original: "Marte," the god of war; here referring to military success or conflict. being favorable...