Whence I, who speak alone before the others,

Pray thee, if ever thou dost see the land

That 'twixt Romagna lies and that of Charles,

Thou be so courteous to me of thy prayers

In Fano, that they pray for me devoutly,

That I may purge away my grave offences.

From thence was I; but the deep wounds, through which

Issued the blood wherein I had my seat,