The Consolation of Philosophy

Of Philosophy. Book I.

And who counted all the courses
Of that infinite movement,
Made by the Procession of the Bears Referring to the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (the Great and Little Bears), used for navigation and tracking the rotation of the heavens.
Upon the vaults of the Firmament.

He who knew the cave,
Where the furies of the Northwest Wind, original: "Galerne." A cold, stormy wind originating from the Atlantic, often mentioned in French maritime lore.
Conspire to trouble the Sea,
And why that Star climbs
(When it wishes to plunge there)
To the very summit of Olympus. In classical poetry, Mount Olympus often represents the highest point of the heavens rather than just the physical mountain.

He who noticed that time,
Of which Spring is composed,
Who, with its innocent breath
And two or three of its tears; The "tears" of spring likely refer to morning dew or gentle spring rains that nourish the earth.
Enrichit the bosom of the plain,
With a million beautiful flowers.

He who saw where Autumn
Takes the grapes for its Crown,
And who penetrated the secrets
Most hidden within Nature:
Without his indiscreet desires
Fearing any misadventure.

He, whose power
Was limited only by his will,
Struck by a sudden thunderbolt, The "thunderbolt" is a metaphor for the narrator's sudden loss of political power and his subsequent imprisonment by King Theodoric.
Is forced to leave the Heavens,
And to let languish upon the earth,
The dying gaze of his eyes.