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the home book of verse-1-第14部分
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Before the tender feet of this my son。
Therefore the sea's swift fire is in his veins;
And in his heart the glory of the sea;
Therefore the storm…wind shall his comrade be;
That strips the hills and sweeps the cowering plains。
October; shot with flashing rays and rains;
Inhabits all his pulses; he shall know
The stress and splendor of the roaring gales;
The creaking boughs shall croon him fairy tales;
And the sea's kisses set his blood aglow;
While in his ears the eternal bugles blow。
May Byron '1861…
〃ON PARENT KNEES〃
On parent knees; a naked new…born child;
Weeping thou sat'st while all around thee smiled:
So live; that; sinking to thy life's last sleep;
Calm thou may'st smile; while all around thee weep。
William Jones '1746…1794'
〃PHILIP; MY KING〃
〃Who bears upon his baby brow the round and top of sovereignty。〃
Look at me with thy large brown eyes;
Philip; my king!
Round whom the enshadowing purple lies
Of babyhood's royal dignities。
Lay on my neck thy tiny hand
With love's invisible scepter laden;
I am thine Esther to command
Till thou shalt find a queen…handmaiden;
Philip; my king。
O the day when thou goest a…wooing;
Philip; my king!
When those beautiful lips are suing;
And some gentle heart's bars undoing;
Thou dost enter; love…crowned; and there
Sittest love…glorified。 Rule kindly;
Tenderly; over thy kingdom fair;
For we that love; ah! we love so blindly;
Philip; my king。
Up from thy sweet mouth; … up to thy brow;
Philip; my king!
The spirit that there lies sleeping now
May rise like a giant and make men bow
As to one heaven…chosen among his peers。
My Saul; than thy brethren taller and fairer;
Let me behold thee in future years! …
Yet thy head needeth a circlet rarer;
Philip; my king。
… A wreath not of gold; but palm。 One day;
Philip; my king!
Thou too must tread; as we trod; a way
Thorny and cruel and cold and gray:
Rebels within thee; and foes without;
Will snatch at thy crown。 But march on; glorious;
Martyr; yet monarch! till angels shout;
As thou sittest at the feet of God victorious;
〃Philip; the king!〃
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik '1826…1887'
THE KING OF THE CRADLE
Draw back the cradle curtains; Kate;
While watch and ward you're keeping;
Let's see the monarch in his state;
And view him while he's sleeping。
He smiles and clasps his tiny hand;
With sunbeams o'er him gleaming; …
A world of baby fairyland
He visits while he's dreaming。
Monarch of pearly powder…puff;
Asleep in nest so cosy;
Shielded from breath of breezes rough
By curtains warm and rosy:
He slumbers soundly in his cell;
As weak as one decrepid;
Though King of Coral; Lord of Bell;
And Knight of Bath that's tepid。
Ah; lucky tyrant! Happy lot!
Fair watchers without number;
Who sweetly sing beside his cot;
And hush him off to slumber;
White hands in wait to smooth so neat
His pillow when its rumpled …
A couch of rose leaves soft and sweet;
Not one of which is crumpled!
Will yonder dainty dimpled hand …
Size; nothing and a quarter …
E'er grasp a saber; lead a band
To glory and to slaughter?
Or; may I ask; will those blue eyes …
In baby patois; 〃peepers〃 …
E'er in the House of Commons rise;
And try to catch the Speaker's?
Will that smooth brow o'er Hansard frown;
Confused by lore statistic?
Or will those lips e'er stir the town
From pulpit ritualistic?
Will e'er that tiny Sybarite
Become an author noted?
That little brain the world's delight;
Its works by all men quoted?
Though rosy; dimpled; plump; and round
Though fragile; soft; and tender;
Sometimes; alas! it may be found
The thread of life is slender!
A little shoe; a little glove …
Affection never waning …
The shattered idol of our love
Is all that is remaining!
Then does one chance; in fancy; hear;
Small feet in childish patter;
Tread soft as they a grave draw near;
And voices hush their chatter;
'Tis small and new; they pause in fear;
Beneath the gray church tower;
To consecrate it with a tear;
And deck it with a flower。
Who can predict the future; Kate …
Your fondest aspiration!
Who knows the solemn laws of fate;
That govern all creation?
Who knows what lot awaits your boy …
Of happiness or sorrow?
Sufficient for to…day is joy;
Leave tears; Sweet; for to…morrow!
Joseph Ashby…Sterry '1838…1917'
THE FIRSTBORN
So fair; so dear; so warm upon my bosom;
And in my hands the little rosy feet。
Sleep on; my little bird; my lamb; my blossom;
Sleep on; sleep on; my sweet。
What is it God hath given me to cherish;
This living; moving wonder which is mine …
Mine only? Leave it with me or I perish;
Dear Lord of love divine。
Dear Lord; 'tis wonderful beyond all wonder;
This tender miracle vouchsafed to me;
One with myself; yet just so far asunder
That I myself may see。
Flesh of my flesh; and yet so subtly linking
New selfs with old; all things that I have been
With present joys beyond my former thinking
And future things unseen。
There life began; and here it links with heaven;
The golden chain of years scarce dipped adown
From birth; ere once again a hold is given
And nearer to God's Throne。
Seen; held in arms and clasped around so tightly; …
My love; my bird; I will not let thee go。
Yet soon the little rosy feet must lightly
Go pattering to and fro。
Mine; Lord; all mine Thy gift and loving token。
Mine … yes or no; unseen its soul divine?
Mine by the chain of love with links unbroken;
Dear Saviour; Thine and mine。
John Arthur Goodchild '1851…
NO BABY IN THE HOUSE
No baby in the house; I know;
'Tis far too nice and clean。
No toys; by careless fingers strewn;
Upon the floors are seen。
No finger…marks are on the panes;
No scratches on the chairs;
No wooden men setup in rows;
Or marshaled off in pairs;
No little stockings to be darned;
All ragged at the toes;
No pile of mending to be done;
Made up of baby…clothes;
No little troubles to be soothed;
No little hands to fold;
No grimy fingers to be washed;
No stories to be told;
No tender kisses to be given;
No nicknames; 〃Dove〃 and 〃Mouse〃;
No merry frolics after tea; …
No baby in the house!
Clara Dolliver '18 …
OUR WEE WHITE ROSE
From 〃The Mother's Idol Broken〃
All in our marriage garden
Grew; smiling up to God;
A bonnier flower than ever
Sucked the green warmth of the sod;
O; beautiful unfathomably
Its little life unfurled;
And crown of all things was our wee
White Rose of all the world。
From out a balmy bosom
Our bud of beauty grew;
It fed on smiles for sunshine;
On tears for daintier dew:
Aye nestling warm and tenderly;
Our leaves of love were curled
So close and close about our wee
White Rose of all the world。
With mystical faint fragrance
Our house of life she filled;
Revealed each hour some fairy tower
Where winged hopes might build!
We saw … though none like us might see …
Such precious promise pearled
Upon the petals of our wee
White Rose of all the world。
But evermore the halo
Of angel…light increased;
Like the mystery of moonlight
That folds some fairy feast。
Snow…white; snow…soft; snow…silently
Our darling bud uncurled;
And dropped in the grave … God's lap … our wee
White Rose of all the world。
Our Rose was but in blossom;
Our life was but in spring;
When down the solemn midnight
We heard the spirits sing;
〃Another bud of infancy
With holy dews impearled!〃
And in their hands they bore our wee
White Rose of all the world。
You scarce could think so small a thing
Could leave a loss so large;
Her little light such shadow fling
From dawn to sunset's marge。
In other springs our life may be
In bannered bloom unfurled;
But never; never match our wee
White Rose of all the world。
Gerald Massey '1828…1907'
INTO THE WORLD AND OUT
Into the world he looked with sweet surprise;
The children laughed so when they saw his eyes。
Into the world a rosy hand in doubt
He reached … a pale hand took one rosebud out。
〃And that was all … quite all!〃 No; surely! But
The children cried so when his eyes were shut。
Sarah M。 B。 Piatt '1836…1919'
〃BABY SLEEPS〃
She is not dead; but sleepeth。 … Luke viii。 52。
The baby wept;
The mother took it from the nurse's arms;
And hushed its fears; and soothed its vain alarms;
And baby slept。
Again it weeps;
And God doth take it from the mother's arms;
From present griefs; and future unknown harms;
And baby sleeps。
Samuel Hinds '1793…1872'
BABY BELL
I
Have you not heard the poets tell
How came the dainty Baby Bell
Into this world of ours?
The gates of heaven were left ajar:
With folded hands and dreamy eyes;
Wandering out of Paradise;
She saw this planet; like a star;
Hung in the glistening depths of even …
Its bridges; running to and fro;
O'er which the white…winged Angels go;
Bearing the holy Dead to heaven。
She touched a bridge of flowers … those feet;
So light they did not bend the bells
Of the celestial asphodels;
They fell like dew upon the flowers:
Then all the air grew strangely sweet。
And thus came dainty Baby Bell
Into this world of ours。
II
She came and brought delicious May;
The swallows built beneath the eaves;
Like sunlight; in and out the leaves
The robins went; the livelong day;
The lily swung its noiseless bell;
And on the porch the slender vine
Held out its cups of fairy wine。
How tenderly the twilights fell!
Oh; earth was full of singing…birds
And opening springtide flowers;
When the dainty Baby Bell
Came to this world of ours。
III
O Baby; dainty Baby Bell;
How f
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