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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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