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the home book of verse-3-第42部分
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Strike in; strike in! … the sparks begin to dull their rustling red;
Our hammers ring with sharper din … our work will soon be sped;
Our anchor soon must change his bed of fiery rich array
For a hammock at the roaring bows; or an oozy couch of clay;
Our anchor soon must change the lay of merry craftsmen here
For the yeo…heave…o; and the heave…away; and the sighing seamen's cheer …
When; weighing slow; at eve they go; far; far from love and home;
And sobbing sweethearts; in a row; wail o'er the ocean… foam。
In livid and obdurate gloom; he darkens down at last;
A shapely one he is; and strong; as e'er from cat was cast。
O trusted and trustworthy guard! if thou hadst life like me;
What pleasure would thy toils reward beneath the deep…green sea!
O deep sea…diver; who might then behold such sights as thou? …
The hoary monster's palaces! … Methinks what joy 'twere now
To go plumb…plunging down; amid the assembly of the whales;
And feel the churned sea round me boil beneath their scourging tails!
Then deep in tangle…woods to fight the fierce sea…unicorn;
And send him foiled and bellowing back; for all his ivory horn;
To leave the subtle sworder…fish of bony blade forlorn;
And for the ghastly…grinning shark; to laugh his jaws to scorn:
To leap down on the kraken's back; where 'mid Norwegian isles
He lies; a lubber anchorage for sudden shallowed miles …
Till; snorting like an under…sea volcano; off he rolls;
Meanwhile to swing; a…buffeting the far astonished shoals
Of his back…browsing ocean…calves; or; haply; in a cove
Shell…strown; and consecrate of old to some Undine's love;
To find the long…haired mermaidens; or; hard by icy lands;
To wrestle with the sea…serpent; upon cerulean sands。
O broad…armed fisher of the deep! whose sports can equal thine?
The Dolphin weighs a thousand tons; that tugs thy cable… line;
And night by night 'tis thy delight; thy glory day by day;
Through sable sea and breaker white the giant game to play。
But; shamer of our little sports! forgive the name I gave:
A fisher's joy is to destroy … thine office is to save。
O lodger in the sea…kings' halls! couldst thou but understand
Whose be the white bones by thy side … or who that dripping band;
Slow swaying in the heaving wave; that round about thee bend;
With sounds like breakers in a dream blessing their ancient friend …
Oh; couldst thou know what heroes glide with larger steps round thee;
Thine iron side would swell with pride … thou'dst leap within the sea!
Give honor to their memories who left the pleasant strand
To shed their blood so freely for the love of fatherland …
Who left their chance of quiet age and grassy churchyard grave
So freely; for a restless bed amid the tossing wave!
Oh; though our anchor may not be all I have fondly sung;
Honor him for their memory whose bones he goes among!
Samuel Ferguson '1810…1886'
DRIFTING
My soul to…day
Is far away;
Sailing the Vesuvian Bay;
My winged boat;
A bird afloat;
Swings round the purple peaks remote: …
Round purple peaks
It sails; and seeks
Blue inlets and their crystal creeks;
Where high rocks throw;
Through deeps below;
A duplicated golden glow。
Far; vague; and dim;
The mountains swim;
While on Vesuvius' misty brim;
With outstretched hands;
The gray smoke stands
O'erlooking the volcanic lands。
Here Ischia smiles
O'er liquid miles;
And yonder; bluest of the isles;
Calm Capri waits;
Her sapphire gates
Beguiling to her bright estates。
I heed not; if
My rippling skiff
Float swift or slow from cliff to cliff;
With dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Under the walls of Paradise。
Under the walls
Where swells and falls
The Bay's deep breast at intervals;
At peace I lie;
Blown softly by;
A cloud upon this liquid sky。
The day; so mild;
Is Heaven's own child;
With Earth and Ocean reconciled;
The airs I feel
Around me steal
Are murmuring to the murmuring keel。
Over the rail
My hand I trail
Within the shadow of the sail;
A joy intense;
The cooling sense
Glides down my drowsy indolence。
With dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Where Summer sings and never dies; …
O'erveiled with vines
She glows and shines
Among her future oil and wines。
Her children; hid
The cliffs amid;
Are gamboling with the gamboling kid;
Or down the walls;
With tipsy calls;
Laugh on the rocks like waterfalls。
The fisher's child;
With tresses wild;
Unto the smooth; bright sand beguiled;
With glowing lips
Sings as she skips;
Or gazes at the far…off ships。
Yon deep bark goes
Where traffic blows;
From lands of sun to lands of snows; …
This happier one;
Its course is run
From lands of snow to lands of sun。
O happy ship;
To rise and dip;
With the blue crystal at your lip!
O happy crew;
My heart with you
Sails; and sails; and sings anew!
No more; no more
The worldly shore
Upbraids me with its loud uproar!
With dreamful eyes
My spirit lies
Under the walls of Paradise!
Thomas Buchanan Read '1822…1872'
〃HOW'S MY BOY?〃
〃Ho; sailor of the sea!
How's my boy … my boy?〃
〃What's your boy's name; good wife;
And in what good ship sailed he?〃
〃My boy John …
He that went to sea …
What care I for the ship; sailor?
My boy's my boy to me。
〃You come back from sea
And not know my John?
I might as well have asked some landsman
Yonder down in the town。
There's not an ass in all the parish
But he knows my John。
〃How's my boy … my boy?
And unless you let me know;
I'll swear you are no sailor;
Blue jacket or no;
Brass button or no; sailor;
Anchor and crown or no!
Sure his ship was the Jolly Briton。〃 …
〃Speak low; woman; speak low!〃
〃And why should I speak low; sailor;
About my own boy John?
If I was loud as I am proud
I'd sing him o'er the town!
Why should I speak low; sailor?〃
〃That good ship went down。〃
〃How's my boy … my boy?
What care I for the ship; sailor;
I never was aboard her。
Be she afloat; or be she aground;
Sinking or swimming; I'll be bound;
Her owners can afford her!
I say; how's my John?〃
〃Every man on board went down;
Every man aboard her。〃
〃How's my boy … my boy?
What care I for the men; sailor?
I'm not their mother …
How's my boy … my boy?
Tell me of him and no other!
How's my boy … my boy?〃
Sydney Dobell '1824…1874'
THE LONG WRITE SEAM
As I came round the harbor buoy;
The lights began to gleam;
No wave the land…locked water stirred;
The crags were white as cream;
And I marked my love by candlelight
Sewing her long white seam。
It's aye sewing ashore; my dear;
Watch and steer at sea;
It's reef and furl; and haul the line;
Set sail and think of thee。
I climbed to reach her cottage door;
O sweetly my love sings!
Like a shaft of light her voice breaks forth;
My soul to meet it springs
As the shining water leaped of old;
When stirred by angel wings。
Aye longing to list anew;
Awake and in my dream;
But never a song she sang like this;
Sewing her long white seam。
Fair fall the lights; the harbor lights;
That brought me in to thee;
And peace drop down on that low roof
For the sight that I did see;
And the voice; my dear; that rang so clear
All for the love of me。
For O; for O; with brows bent low
By the candle's flickering gleam;
Her wedding…gown it was she wrought。
Sewing the long white seam。
Jean Ingelow '1820…1897'
STORM SONG
The clouds are scudding across the moon;
A misty light is on the sea;
The wind in the shrouds has a wintry tune;
And the foam is flying free。
Brothers; a night of terror and gloom
Speaks in the cloud and gathering roar;
Thank God; He has given us broad sea…room;
A thousand miles from shore。
Down with the hatches on those who sleep!
The wild and whistling deck have we;
Good watch; my brothers; to…night we'll keep;
While the tempest is on the sea!
Though the rigging shriek in his terrible grip;
And the naked spars be snapped away;
Lashed to the helm; we'll drive our ship
In the teeth of the whelming spray!
Hark! how the surges o'erleap the deck!
Hark! how the pitiless tempest raves!
Ah; daylight will look upon many a wreck
Drifting over the desert waves。
Yet; courage; brothers! we trust the wave;
With God above us; our guiding chart。
So; whether to harbor or ocean…grave;
Be it still with a cheery heart!
Bayard Taylor '1825…1878'
THE MARINER'S DREAM
In slumbers of midnight the sailor…boy lay;
His hammock swung loose at the sport of the wind;
But watch…worn and weary; his cares flew away;
And visions of happiness danced o'er his mind。
He dreamed of his home; of his dear native bowers;
And pleasures that waited on life's merry morn;
While Memory stood sideways; half covered with flowers;
And restored every rose; but secreted its thorn。
Then Fancy her magical pinions spread wide;
And bade the young dreamer in ecstasy rise;
Now far; far behind him the green waters glide;
And the cot of his forefathers blesses his eyes。
The jessamine clambers in flowers o'er the thatch;
And the swallow sings sweet from her nest in the wall;
All trembling with transport he raises the latch;
And the voices of loved ones reply to his call。
A father bends o'er him with looks of delight;
His cheek is impearled with a mother's warm tear;
And the lips of the boy in a love…kiss unite
With the lips of the maid whom his bosom holds dear。
The heart of the sleeper beats high in his breast;
Joy quickens his pulses; his hardships seem o'er;
And a murmur of happiness steals through his rest; …
〃O God! thou hast blessed me; … I ask for no more。〃
Ah! whence is that flame which now bursts on his eye?
Ah! what is that sound wh
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