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the home book of verse-3-第4部分
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And hears their simple bell; and marks o'er all
Thy dewy fingers draw
The gradual dusky veil。
While Spring shall pour his showers; as of the wont;
And bathe thy breathing tresses; meekest Eve!
While Summer loves to sport
Beneath thy lingering light;
While sallow Autumn fills thy lap with leaves;
Or Winter; yelling through the troublous air;
Affrights thy shrinking train;
And rudely rends thy robes:
So long; regardful of thy quiet rule;
Shall Fancy; Friendship; Science; smiling Peace;
Thy gentlest influence own;
And hymn thy favorite name!
William Collins '1721…1759'
〃IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING; CALM AND FREE〃
It is a beauteous evening; calm and free;
The holy time is quiet as a Nun
Breathless with adoration; the broad sun
Is sinking down in his tranquility;
The gentleness of heaven broods o'er the Sea;
Listen! the mighty Being is awake;
And doth with his eternal motion make
A sound like thunder … everlastingly。
Dear Child! dear Girl! that walkest with me here;
If thou appear untouched by solemn thought;
Thy nature is not therefore less divine:
Thou liest in Abraham's bosom all the year;
And worship'st at the Temple's inner shrine;
God being with thee when we know it not。
William Wordsworth '1770…1850'
GLOAMING
Skies to the West are stained with madder;
Amber light on the rare blue hills;
The sough of the pines is growing sadder;
From the meadow…lands sound the whippoorwills。
Air is sweet with the breath of clover;
Dusk is on; and the day is over。
Skies to the East are streaked with golden;
Tremulous light on the darkening pond;
Glow…worms pale; to the dark beholden;
Twitterings hush in the hedge beyond。
Air is sweet with the breath of clover;
Silver the hills where the moon climbs over。
Robert Adger Bowen '1868…
EVENING MELODY
O that the pines which crown yon steep
Their fires might ne'er surrender!
O that yon fervid knoll might keep;
While lasts the world; its splendor!
Pale poplars on the breeze that lean;
And in the sunset shiver;
O that your golden stems might screen
For aye yon glassy river!
That yon white bird on homeward wing
Soft…sliding without motion;
And now in blue air vanishing
Like snow…flake lost in ocean;
Beyond our sight might never flee;
Yet forward still be flying;
And all the dying day might be
Immortal in its dying!
Pellucid thus in saintly trance;
Thus mute in expectation;
What waits the earth? Deliverance?
Ah no! Transfiguration!
She dreams of that 〃New Earth〃 divine;
Conceived of seed immortal;
She sings 〃Not mine the holier shrine;
Yet mine the steps and portal!〃
Aubrey Thomas de Vere '1814…1902'
〃IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING〃
In the cool of the evening; when the low sweet whispers waken;
When the laborers turn them homeward; and the weary have their will;
When the censers of the roses o'er the forest aisles are shaken;
Is it but the wind that cometh o'er the far green hill?
For they say 'tis but the sunset winds that wander through the heather;
Rustle all the meadow…grass and bend the dewy fern;
They say 'tis but the winds that bow the reeds in prayer together;
And fill the shaken pools with fire along the shadowy burn。
In the beauty of the twilight; in the Garden that He loveth;
They have veiled His lovely vesture with the darkness of a name!
Through His Garden; through His Garden; it is but the wind that moveth;
No more! But O the miracle; the miracle is the same。
In the cool of the evening; when the sky is an old story;
Slowly dying; but remembered; ay; and loved with passion still 。 。 。
Hush! 。 。 。 the fringes of His garment; in the fading golden glory
Softly rustling as He cometh o'er the far green hill。
Alfred Noyes '1880…
TWILIGHT
Spirit of Twilight; through your folded wings
I catch a glimpse of your averted face;
And rapturous on a sudden; my soul sings
〃Is not this common earth a holy place?〃
Spirit of Twilight; you are like a song
That sleeps; and waits a singer; … like a hymn
That God finds lovely and keeps near Him long;
Till it is choired by aureoled cherubim。
Spirit of Twilight; in the golden gloom
Of dreamland dim I sought you; and I found
A woman sitting in a silent room
Full of white flowers that moved and made no sound。
These white flowers were the thoughts you bring to all;
And the room's name is Mystery where you sit;
Woman whom we call Twilight; when night's pall
You lift across our Earth to cover it。
Olive Custance '1874…
TWILIGHT AT SEA
The twilight hours; like birds; flew by;
As lightly and as free;
Ten thousand stars were in the sky;
Ten thousand on the sea;
For every wave; with dimpled face;
That leaped upon the air;
Had caught a star in its embrace;
And held it trembling there。
Amelia C。 Welby '1819…1852'
〃THIS IS MY HOUR〃
I
The ferries ply like shuttles in a loom;
And many barques come in across the bay
To lights and bells that signal through the gloom
Of twilight gray;
And like the brown soft flutter of the snow
The wide…winged sea…birds droop from closing skies;
And hover near the water; circling low;
As the day dies。
The city like a shadowed castle stands;
Its turrets indistinctly touching night;
Like earth…born stars far fetched from faerie lands;
Its lamps are bright。
This is my hour; … when wonder springs anew
To see the towers ascending; pale and high;
And the long seaward distances of blue;
And the dim sky。
II
This is my hour; between the day and night;
The sun has set and all the world is still;
The afterglow upon the distant hill
Is as a holy light。
This is my hour; between the sun and moon;
The little stars are gathering in the sky;
There is no sound but one bird's startled cry; …
One note that ceases soon。
The gardens and; far off; the meadow…land;
Are like the fading depths beneath a sea;
While over waves of misty shadows we
Drift onward; hand in hand。
This is my hour; that you have called your own;
Its hushed beauty silently we share; …
Touched by the wistful wonder in the air
That leaves us so alone。
III
In rain and twilight mist the city street;
Hushed and half…hidden; might this instant be
A dark canal beneath our balcony;
Like one in Venice; Sweet。
The street…lights blossom; star…wise; one by one;
A lofty tower the shadows have not hid
Stands out … part column and part pyramid …
Holy to look upon。
The dusk grows deeper; and on silver wings
The twilight flutters like a weary gull
Toward some sea…island; lost and beautiful;
Where a sea…syren sings。
〃This is my hour;〃 you breathe with quiet lips;
And filled with beauty; dreaming and devout;
We sit in silence; while our thoughts go out …
Like treasure…seeking ships。
Zoe Akins '1886…
SONG TO THE EVENING STAR
Star that bringest home the bee;
And sett'st the weary laborer free!
If any star shed peace; 'tis thou
That send'st it from above;
Appearing when Heaven's breath and brow
Are sweet as hers we love。
Come to the luxuriant skies;
Whilst the landscape's odors rise;
Whilst far…off lowing herds are heard
And songs when toil is done;
From cottages whose smoke unstirred
Curls yellow in the sun。
Star of love's soft interviews;
Parted lovers on thee muse;
Their remembrancer in Heaven
Of thrilling vows thou art;
Too delicious to be riven
By absence from the heart。
Thomas Campbell '1777…1844'
THE EVENING CLOUD
A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun;
A gleam of crimson tinged its braided snow;
Long had I watched the glory moving on
O'er the still radiance of the lake below。
Tranquil its spirit seemed; and floated slow!
Even in its very motion there was rest;
While every breath of eve that chanced to blow
Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west。
Emblem; methought; of the departed soul!
To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given;
And by the breath of mercy made to roll
Right onwards to the golden gates of heaven;
Where to the eye of faith it peaceful lies;
And tells to man his glorious destinies。
John Wilson '1785…1854'
SONG: TO CYNTHIA
From 〃Cynthia's Revels〃
Queen and huntress; chaste and fair;
Now the sun is laid to sleep;
Seated in thy silver chair;
State in wonted manner keep:
Hesperus entreats thy light;
Goddess excellently bright。
Earth; let not thy envious shade
Dare itself to interpose;
Cynthia's shining orb was made
Heaven to clear; when day did close:
Bless us then with wished sight;
Goddess excellently bright。
Lay thy bow of pearl apart;
And thy crystal…shining quiver;
Give unto the flying hart
Space to breathe; how short soever:
Thou that mak'st a day of night;
Goddess excellently bright。
Ben Jonson '1573?…1637'
MY STAR
All that I know
Of a certain star
Is; it can throw
(Like the angled spar)
Now a dart of red;
Now a dart of blue;
Till my friends have said
They would fain see; too;
My star that dartles the red and the blue!
Then it stops like a bird; like a flower; hangs furled:
They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it。
What matter to me if their star is a world?
Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it。
Robert Browning '1812…1889'
NIGHT
The sun descending in the West;
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest;
And I must seek for mine。
The moon; like a flower
In heaven's high bower;
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night。
Farewell; green fields and happy grove;
Where flocks have ta'en delight;
Where lambs have nibbled; silent move
The feet of angels bright:
Unseen; they pour blessing;
And j
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