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the home book of verse-3-第40部分
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The dolphin wheels; the sea…cows snort;
And unseen mermaids' pearly song
Comes bubbling up; the weeds among。
Fling broad the sail; dip deep the oar;
To sea; to sea! the calm is o'er。
To sea; to sea! our wide…winged bark
Shall billowy cleave its sunny way;
And with its shadow; fleet and dark;
Break the caved Tritons' azure day;
Like mighty eagle soaring light
O'er antelopes on Alpine height。
The anchor heaves; the ship swings free;
The sails swell full。 To sea; to sea!
Thomas Lovell Beddoes '1803…1849'
〃A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE〃
A life on the ocean wave;
A home on the rolling deep;
Where the scattered waters rave;
And the winds their revels keep!
Like an eagle caged; I pine
On this dull; unchanging shore:
Oh! give me the flashing brine;
The spray and the tempest's roar!
Once more on the deck I stand
Of my own swift…gliding craft:
Set sail! farewell to the land!
The gale follows fair abaft。
We shoot through the sparkling foam
Like an ocean…bird set free; …
Like the ocean…bird; our home
We'll find far out on the sea。
The land is no longer in view;
The clouds have begun to frown;
But with a stout vessel and crew;
We'll say; Let the storm come down!
And the song of our hearts shall be;
While the winds and the waters rave;
A home on the rolling sea!
A life on the ocean wave!
Epes Sargent '1813…1880'
TACKING SHIP OFF SHORE
The weather…leech of the topsail shivers;
The bowlines strain; and the lee…shrouds slacken;
The braces are taut; the lithe boom quivers;
And the waves with the coming squall…cloud blacken。
Open one point on the weather…bow;
Is the lighthouse tall on Fire Island Head。
There's a shade of doubt on the captain's brow;
And the pilot watches the heaving lead。
I stand at the wheel; and with eager eye
To sea and to sky and to shore I gaze;
Till the muttered order of 〃Full and by!〃
Is suddenly changed for 〃Full for stays!〃
The ship bends lower before the breeze;
As her broadside fair to the blast she lays;
And she swifter springs to the rising seas;
As the pilot calls; 〃Stand by for stays!〃
It is silence all; as each in his place;
With the gathered coil in his hardened hands;
By tack and bowline; by sheet and brace;
Waiting the watchword impatient stands。
And the light on Fire Island Head draws near;
As; trumpet…winged; the pilot's shout
From his post on the bowsprit's heel I hear;
With the welcome call of 〃Ready! About!〃
No time to spare! It is touch and go;
And the captain growls; 〃Down helm! hard down!〃
As my weight on the whirling spokes I throw;
While heaven grows black with the storm…cloud's frown。
High o'er the knight…heads flies the spray;
As we meet the shock of the plunging sea;
And my shoulder stiff to the wheel I lay;
As I answer; 〃Ay; ay; sir! Ha…a…rd a…lee!〃
With the swerving leap of a startled steed
The ship flies fast in the eye of the wind;
The dangerous shoals on the lee recede;
And the headland white we have left behind。
The topsails flutter; the jibs collapse;
And belly and tug at the groaning cleats;
The spanker slats; and the mainsail flaps;
And thunders the order; 〃Tacks and sheets!〃
Mid the rattle of blocks and the tramp of the crew;
Hisses the rain of the rushing squall:
The sails are aback from clew to clew;
And now is the moment for 〃Mainsail; haul!〃
And the heavy yards; like a baby's toy;
By fifty strong arms are swiftly swung:
She holds her way; and I look with joy
For the first white spray o'er the bulwarks flung。
〃Let go; and haul!〃 'Tis the last command;
And the head…sails fill to the blast once more:
Astern and to leeward lies the land;
With its breakers white on the shingly shore。
What matters the reef; or the rain; or the squall?
I steady the helm for the open sea;
The first mate clamors; 〃Belay; there; all!〃
And the captain's breath once more comes free。
And so off shore let the good ship fly;
Little care I how the gusts may blow;
In my fo'castle bunk; in a jacket dry。
Eight bells have struck; and my watch is below。
Walter Mitchell '1826…1908'
IN OUR BOAT
Stars trembling o'er us and sunset before us;
Mountains in shadow and forests asleep;
Down the dim river we float on forever;
Speak not; ah; breathe not … there's peace on the deep。
Come not; pale sorrow; flee till to…morrow;
Rest softly falling o'er eyelids that weep;
While down the river we float on forever;
Speak not; ah; breathe not … there's peace on the deep。
As the waves cover the depths we glide over;
So let the past in forgetfulness sleep;
While down the river we float on forever;
Speak not; ah; breathe not … there's peace on the deep。
Heaven shine above us; bless all that love us;
All whom we love in thy tenderness keep!
While down the river we float on forever;
Speak not; ah; breathe not … there's peace on the deep。
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik '1826…1887'
POOR JACK
Go; patter to lubbers and swabs; do ye see;
'Bout danger; and fear; and the like;
A water…tight boat and good sea…room for me;
And it ain't to a little I'll strike。
Though the tempest topgallant…masts smack smooth should smite;
And shiver each splinter of wood; …
Clear the deck; stow the yards; and house everything tight;
And under reefed foresail we'll scud:
Avast! nor don't think me a milksop so soft
To be taken for trifles aback;
For they say there's a Providence sits up aloft;
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!
I heard our good chaplain palaver one day
About souls; heaven; mercy; and such;
And; my timbers! what lingo he'd coil and belay;
Why; 'twas just all as one as High Dutch;
For he said how a sparrow can't founder; d'ye see;
Without orders that come down below;
And a many fine things that proved clearly to me
That Providence takes us in tow:
〃For;〃 says he; 〃do you mind me; let storms e'er so oft
Take the topsails of sailors aback;
There's a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft;
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!〃
I said to our Poll; … for; d'ye see; she would cry;
When last we weighed anchor for sea; …
〃What argufies sniveling and piping your eye?
Why; what a blamed fool you must be!
Can't you see; the world's wide; and there's room for us all;
Both for seamen and lubbers ashore?
And if to old Davy I should go; friend Poll;
You never will hear of me more。
What then? All's a hazard: come; don't be so soft:
Perhaps I may laughing come back;
For; d'ye see; there's a cherub sits smiling aloft;
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack!〃
D'ye mind me; a sailor should be every inch
All as one as a piece of the ship;
And with her brave the world; without offering to flinch
From the moment the anchor's a…trip。
As for me; in all weathers; all times; sides; and ends;
Naught's a trouble from duty that springs;
For my heart is my Poll's; and my rhino's my friend's;
And as for my will; 'tis the king's。
Even when my time comes; ne'er believe me so soft
As for grief to be taken aback;
For the same little cherub that sits up aloft
Will look out a good berth for poor Jack!
Charles Dibdin '1745…1814'
〃ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP〃
Rocked in the cradle of the deep
I lay me down in peace to sleep;
Secure I rest upon the wave;
For Thou; O Lord! hast power to save。
I know Thou wilt not slight my call;
For Thou dost mark the sparrow's fall;
And calm and peaceful shall I sleep;
Rocked in the cradle of the deep。
When in the dead of night I lie
And gaze upon the trackless sky;
The star…bespangled heavenly scroll;
The boundless waters as they roll; …
I feel Thy wondrous power to save
From perils of the stormy wave:
Rocked in the cradle of the deep;
I calmly rest and soundly sleep。
And such the trust that still were mine;
Though stormy winds swept o'er the brine;
Or though the tempest's fiery breath
Roused me from sleep to wreck and death。
In ocean cave; still safe with Thee
The germ of immortality!
And calm and peaceful shall I sleep;
Rocked in the cradle of the deep。
Emma Hart Willard '1787…1870'
OUTWARD
Wither away; O Sailor! say?
Under the night; under the day;
Yearning sail and flying spray
Out of the black into the blue;
Where are the great Winds bearing you?
Never port shall lift for me
Into the sky; out of the sea!
Into the blue or into the black;
Onward; outward; never back!
Something mighty and weird and dim
Calls me under the ocean rim!
Sailor under sun and moon;
'Tis the ocean's fatal rune。
Under yon far rim of sky
Twice ten thousand others lie。
Love is sweet and home is fair;
And your mother calls you there。
Onward; outward I must go
Where the mighty currents flow。
Home is anywhere for me
On this purple…tented sea。
Star and Wind and Sun my brothers;
Ocean one of many mothers。
Onward under sun and star
Where the weird adventures are!
Never port shall lift for me …
I am Wind and Sky and Sea!
John G。 Neihardt '1881…
A PASSER…BY
Whither; O splendid ship; thy white sails crowding;
Leaning across the bosom of the urgent West;
That fearest nor sea rising; nor sky clouding;
Whither away; fair rover; and what thy quest?
Ah! soon; when Winter has all our vales oppressed;
When skies are cold and misty; and hail is hurling;
Wilt thou glide on the blue Pacific; or rest
In a summer haven asleep; thy white sails furling。
I there before thee; in the country that well thou knowest;
Already arrived; am inhaling the odorous air:
I watch thee enter unerringly where thou goest;
And anchor queen of the strange shipping there;
Thy sails for awnings spread; thy masts bare:
Nor is aught from the foaming reef to the snow…capped grandest
Peak; that is over the feath
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