the weary kind

美美诗文集

I

TheTiger

WilliamBlake

Tiger,Tiger,burningbright,

Intheforestsofthenight;

Whatimmortalhandoreye

Couldframethyfearfulsymmetry?

II

Daffodils

WilliamWordsworth

Iwanderedlonelyasacloud

Thatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,

WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,

Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;

Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,

Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.

III

ARed,RedRo

RobertBurns

OmyLove'slikeared,redro

That'snewlysprunginJune;

OmyLove'slikethemelodie

That'ssweetlyplayedintune.

IV

ToHelen

EdgarAllanPoe

Helen,thybeautyistome

LikethoNiceanbarksofyore,

Thatgently,o'eraperfumeda,

Theweary,waywornwandererbore

Tohisownnativeshore.

V

APSALMOFLIFE

HenryWadsworthLongfellow

Tellmenot,inmournfulnumbers,

Lifeisbutanemptydream!—

Forthesoulisdeadthatslumbers,

Andthingsarenotwhattheyem.

Hamlet



WilliamShakespeare



Tobe,ornottobe:thatisthequestion:

Whether'tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer

Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,

Ortotakearmsagainstaaoftroubles,

Andbyopposingendthem.

MyHeartLeapsUp

WilliamWordsworth

MyHeartLeapsupwhenIbehold

Arainbowinthesky;

Sowasitwhenmylifebegan;

SoisitnowIamaman;

SobeitwhenIshallgrowold,

Orletmedie!

TheChildisfatheroftheMan;

AndIcouldwishmydaystobe

Boundeachtoeachbynaturalpiety.

Spring

ThomasNashe

SPRING,thesweetSpring,istheyear'spleasantking;

Thenbloomachthing,thenmaidsdanceinaring,

Colddothnotsting,theprettybirdsdosing—

Cuckoo,jug-jug,pu-we,to-witta-woo!

Thepalmandmaymakecountryhousgay,

Lambsfriskandplay,theshepherdspipeallday,

Andwehearayebirdstunethismerrylay—

Cuckoo,jug-jug,pu-we,to-witta-woo!

Thefieldsbreathesweet,thedaisieskissourfeet,

Youngloversmeet,oldwivesa-sunningsit,

Ineverystreetthetunesourearsdogreet—

Cuckoo,jug-jug,pu-we,to-witta-woo!

Spring,thesweetSpring!

THEEAGLE

ByAlfred,LordTennyson

Heclaspsthecragwithcrookedhands;

Clotothesuninlonelylands,

Ringedwiththeazureworld,hestands.

Thewrinkledabeneathhimcrawls;

Hewatchesfromhismountainwalls,

Andlikeathunderbolthefalls.

ThePiedPiperOfHamelinapoem

byRobertBrowning

Andoutofthehoustheratscametumbling.

Greatrats,smallrats,leanrats,brawnyrats,

Brownrats,blackrats,greyrats,tawnyrats,

Graveoldplodders,gayyoungfriskers,

Fathers,mothers,uncles,cousins,

Cockingtailsandprickingwhiskers,

Familiesbytensanddozens,

Brothers,sisters,husbands,wives—

FollowedthePiperfortheirlives.

TheLamb

WilliamBlake

LittleLamb,whomadethee

Doesthouknowwhomadethee

Gavetheelife&bidtheefeed.

Bythestream&o'erthemead;

Gavetheeclothingofdelight,

Softestclothingwoollybright;

Gavetheesuchatendervoice.

Makingallthevalesrejoice:

LittleLambwhomadethee

Doesthouknowwhomadethee

BibleGenesis1

Creation

1InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth.

2Nowtheearthwasformlessandempty,darknesswas

overthesurfaceofthedeep,andtheSpiritofGodwas

hoveringoverthewaters.

3AndGodsaid,“Lettherebelight,”andtherewaslight.

4Godsawthatthelightwasgood,andheparatedthe

lightfromthedarkness.5Godcalledthelight“day,”

andthedarknesshecalled“night.”Andtherewas

evening,andtherewasmorning—thefirstday.

BibleGenesis3

ForbiddenFruit

3NowtherpentwasmorecraftythananyofthewildanimalstheLORDGod

tothewoman,“DidGodreallysay,‘Youmustnoteatfrom

anytreeinthegarden’?”

2Thewomansaidtotherpent,“Wemayeatfruitfromthetreesinthe

garden,3butGoddidsay,‘Youmustnoteatfruitfromthetreethatisinthe

middleofthegarden,andyoumustnottouchit,oryouwilldie.’”

4“Youwillnotcertainlydie,”therpentsaidtothewoman.5“ForGod

knowsthatwhenyoueatfromityoureyeswillbeopened,andyouwillbelike

God,knowinggoodandevil.”

6Whenthewomansawthatthefruitofthetreewasgoodforfoodandpleasing

totheeye,andalsodesirableforgainingwisdom,

alsogavesometoherhusband,whowaswithher,andheateit.7Thentheeyes

ofbothofthemwereopened,andtheyrealizedtheywerenaked;sothey

wedfigleavestogetherandmadecoveringsforthemlves.

BibleGenesis6:1-9:17

Noah'sArkandtheFlood

5TheLORDsawhowgreatthewickednessofthehumanracehadbecomeonthe

earth,andthateveryinclinationofthethoughtsofthehumanheartwasonlyevilall

thetime.6TheLORDregrettedthathehadmadehumanbeingsontheearth,andhis

heartwasdeeplytroubled.7SotheLORDsaid,“Iwillwipefromthefaceofthe

earththehumanraceIhavecreated—andwiththemtheanimals,thebirdsandthe

creaturesthatmovealongtheground—forIregretthatIhavemadethem.”8But

NoahfoundfavorintheeyesoftheLORD.

Iamgoingtobringfloodwatersontheearthtodestroyalllifeundertheheavens,

hingonearthwillperish.18

ButIwillestablishmycovenantwithyou,andyouwillentertheark—youand

yoursonsandyourwifeandyoursons‟wiveswithyou.19Youaretobringinto

thearktwoofalllivingcreatures,maleandfemale,tokeepthemalivewithyou.20

Twoofeverykindofbird,ofeverykindofanimalandofeverykindofcreature

thatmovesalongthegroundwillcometoyoutobekeptalive.21Youaretotake

everykindoffoodthatistobeeatenandstoreitawayasfoodforyouandfor

them.”

Bible

TheLastSupper

Matthew26:17-30OnthefirstdayoftheFeastofUnleavenedBread,

thedisciplescametoJesusandasked,“Wheredoyouwantustomake

preparationsforyoutoeatthePassover?”18Hereplied,“Gointothe

citytoacertainmanandtellhim,„TheTeachersays:Myappointedtime

ngtocelebratethePassoverwithmydisciplesatyour

hou.‟“19SothedisciplesdidasJesushaddirectedthemandprepared

thePassover.

20Wheneveningcame,JesuswasrecliningatthetablewiththeTwelve.

21Andwhiletheywereeating,hesaid,“Itellyouthetruth,oneofyou

willbetrayme.”22Theywereverysadandbegantosaytohimoneafter

theother,“SurelynotI,Lord?”23Jesusreplied,“Theonewhohas

dippedhishandintothebowlwithmewillbetrayme.24TheSonof

tothatmanwho

betraystheSonofMan!Itwouldbebetterforhimifhehadnotbeen

born.”25ThenJudas,theonewhowouldbetrayhim,said,“SurelynotI,

Rabbi?”Jesusanswered,“Yes,itisyou.”

OfStudies

ByFrancisBacon

Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,andsomefewto

bechewedanddigested;thatis,somebooksaretobereadonlyin

parts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtoberead

wholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.

AuldLangSyne

byRobertBurns

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andneverbroughttomind?

Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,

Andauldlangsyne!

Forauldlangsyne,mydear,

Forauldlangsyne.

We'lltakeacupo'kindnessyet,

Forauldlangsyne.

GettysburgAddress

AbrahamLincoln

thisnationshallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatthis

governmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shall

notperishfromtheearth.

Dreams

LangstonHughes

Holdfasttodreams

Forifdreamsdie

Lifeisabroken-wingedbird

Thatcannotfly.

Holdfasttodreams

Forwhendreamsgo

Lifeisabarrenfield

Frozenwithsnow.

ELEGYWRITTENINACOUNTRYCHURCH-YARD

ThomasGray

Thecurfewtollstheknellofpartingday,

Thelowingherdwindsslowlyo'erthelea,

Theploughmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,

Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome.

HelenofTroy

InGreekmythology,HelenofTroywasthedaughter

kmythsshewasconsideredtobe

uction

byParisbroughtabouttheTrojanWar.

TheTrojanHor

InGreekMythology,theGreekswereunabletoconquerTroy,

alploy,they

pretendedtoretreat,leavingalargewoodenhoratthegatesof

ewarningsfromskepticalwimen,theTrojans

tprovedtobe

theirdoom,becauinsidewerealargecontingentoftheGreekarmy,

whichwasfinallyabletoconquerTroy.

Sphinx

THESPHINXwasafemalemonsterwiththebodyofalion,thebreast

andheadofawoman,eagle'swingsand,accordingtosome,a

rpent-headedtail.

ShewasntbythegodstoplaguethetownofThebesaspunishmentfor

hepreyedontheyouthsoftheland,

,thethenregent

ofThebes,offeredthekingshiptoanymanwhocoulddestroyher.

Oedipusacceptedthechallenge,andwhenhesolvedtheSphinx'sriddle,

shecastherlfoffamountainsideindespairandinaccordancewithan

oracledeclaringthetermsofherdemi.

IF

RudyardKipling

Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou

Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou;

Ifyoucantrustyourlfwhenallmendoubtyou,

Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;

Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,

Or,beingliedabout,don'tdealinlies,

Or,beinghated,don'tgivewaytohating,

Andyetdon'tlooktoogood,nortalktoowi;

Ifyoucandream-andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;

Ifyoucanthink-andnotmakethoughtsyouraim;

Ifyoucanmeetwithtriumphanddisaster

Andtreatthotwoimpostersjustthesame;

Ifyoucanbeartohearthetruthyou'vespoken

Twistedbyknavestomakeatrapforfools,

Orwatchthethingsyougaveyourlifetobroken,

Andstoopandbuild'emupwithwornouttools:

Leisure

WilliamHenryDavies

Whatisthislifeif,fullofcare,

Wehavenotimetostandandstare.

Notimetostandbeneaththeboughs

Andstareaslongassheeporcows.

Notimetoe,whenwoodswepass,

Wheresquirrelshidetheirnutsingrass.

Notimetoe,inbroaddaylight,

Streamsfullofstars,likeskiesatnight.

NotimetoturnatBeauty'sglance,

Andwatchherfeet,howtheycandance.

Notimetowaittillhermouthcan

Enrichthatsmilehereyesbegan.

Apoorlifethisisif,fullofcare,

Wehavenotimetostandandstare.

TwelveSongs

IX

HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,

MyworkingweekandmySundayrest,

Mynoon,mymidnight,mytalk,mysong;

Ithoughtthatlovewouldlastforever:Iwaswrong.

Thestarsarenotwantednow:putouteveryone;

Packupthemoonanddismantlethesun;

Pourawaytheoceanandsweepupthewood.

Fornothingnowcanevercometoanygood.

ElizabethBarrettBrowning–Sonnet43

HowdoIlovethee?Letmecounttheways.

Ilovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheight

Mysoulcanreach,whenfeelingoutofsight

FortheendsofBeingandidealGrace.

Ilovetheetothelevelofeveryday’s

Mostquietneed,bysunandcandle-light.

Ilovetheefreely,asmenstriveforRight;

Ilovetheepurely,astheyturnfromPrai.

Ilovetheewithapassionputtou

Inmyoldgriefs,andwithmychildhood’sfaith.

IlovetheewithaloveIemedtolo

Withmylostsaints,—Ilovetheewiththebreath,

Smiles,tears,ofallmylife!—and,ifGodchoo,

Ishallbutlovetheebetterafterdeath.

SONNET18

WilliamShakespeare

ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?

Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate:

RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,

Andsummer'sleahathalltooshortadate:

Sometimetoohottheeyeofheavenshines,

Andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimm'd;

Andeveryfairfromfairsometimedeclines,

Bychance,ornature'schangingcour,untrimm'd;

Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade

Norloposssionofthatfairthouow'st;

NorshallDeathbragthouwander'stinhisshade,

Whenineternallinestotimethougrow'st;

Solongasmencanbreatheoreyescane,

Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee.

HomeThoughts,fromAbroad

RobertBrowning

Oh,tobeinEngland

NowthatApril'sthere,

AndwhoeverwakesinEngland

Sees,somemorning,unaware,

Thatthelowestboughsandthebrushwoodsheaf

Roundtheelm-treeboleareintinyleaf,

Whilethechaffinchsingsontheorchardbough

InEngland—now!

AsIWalkedOutOneEvening

'I'llloveyou,dear,I'llloveyou

TillChinaandAfricameet,

Andtheriverjumpsoverthemountain

Andthesalmonsinginthestreet,

'I'llloveyoutilltheocean

Isfoldedandhunguptodry

Andthevenstarsgosquawking

Likegeeaboutthesky.

ATaleofTwoCities

CharlesDickens

Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,

itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,

itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,

itwastheasonofLight,itwastheasonofDarkness,

itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,

wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,

wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoing

directtheotherway

OfStudies

byFrancisBacon

Studiesrvefordelight,forornament,hiefufordelightis

inprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscour;andforability,isinthe

judgmentanddispositionofbusiness.

Somebooksaretobetasted,otherstobeswallowed,and

somefewtobechewedanddigested;thatis,somebooks

aretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnot

curiously;andsomefewtobereadwholly,andwith

diligenceandattention.

Readingmakethafullman;conferenceareadyman;and

writinganexactman.

Historiesmakemenwi;poetswitty;themathematics

subtle;naturalphilosophydeep;moralgrave;logicandrhetoricabletocontend.

ITravelledamongUnknownMen

WilliamWordsworth

Itravelledamongunknownmen,

Inlandsbeyondthea;

Nor,England!didIknowtillthen

WhatloveIboretothee.

'Tispast,thatmelancholydream!

NorwillIquitthyshore

Acondtime;forstillIem

Tolovetheemoreandmore

Remember

BYCHRISTINAROSSETTI

RemembermewhenIamgoneaway,

Gonefarawayintothesilentland;

Whenyoucannomoreholdmebythehand,

NorIhalfturntogoyetturningstay.

Remembermewhennomoredaybyday

Youtellmeofourfuturethatyouplann'd:

Onlyrememberme;youunderstand

Itwillbelatetocounlthenorpray.

Yetifyoushouldforgetmeforawhile

Andafterwardsremember,donotgrieve:

Forifthedarknessandcorruptionleave

AvestigeofthethoughtsthatonceIhad,

Betterbyfaryoushouldforgetandsmile

Thanthatyoushouldrememberandbesad.

UnitedKingdom/U.K./Britain/England

FlagRoyalCoatofArms

en,ElizabethII

StonehengeBigBen/DoubleDecker

LondonEyeBuckinghamPalace

TowerBridgetelephonebooth

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica/U.S.A/America

FlagGreatSeal

MapoftheUSAThePresident,BarrackObama

StatueofLibertyMountRushmore

TheWhiteHouTheUSCapitol/Congress

ApplePie/BaballHollywood

ThePeople’s

RepublicofChina/PRC/China

FlagNationalEmblem

MapofChinaThePresident,Xijinping

TheGreatWallTerraCotta

TheForbiddenCityThePotalaPalace

MountHuaLiRiver