Benediction

We bless Thee for the goodly heritage From which he sprang, For youthful curiosity That fathered the genius of mature years, For his knowledge of the Latin tongue Even if neglected in the stagnant air of courts, For his hospitality to Arab learning, For all he learned from Avicenna, Lazarus Hebraeus, Rhazes, and Galen, And most of all, for what he added to their lore, For his mind's triumph over the Pedantry of Jacques Dubois, His refusal of untruth Clad in ancient dignities, For midnight visits to the forbidden dead, For his enthusiasm Communicated to fellow students, For friendship with Guinterius and Gemma Frisius, For labors as a physician in the wars, His years of teaching at Padua, Pisa, and Bologna, And for encouragement from Mark Antony Giunta And Wolfgang Herwart.