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the home book of verse-3-第45部分
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A loud crash and a louder roar;
And to…morrow shall the deep with a heavy moaning sweep
The corpses and wreck to the shore。〃
The stately ship of Clyde securely now may ride
In the breath of the citron shades;
And Severn's towering mast securely now hies fast;
Through the seas of the balmy Trades。
From St。 Jago's wealthy port; from Havannah's royal fort;
The seaman goes forth without fear;
For since that stormy night not a mortal hath had sight
Of the flag of the last Buccaneer。
Thomas Babington Macaulay '1800…1859'
THE LEADSMAN'S SONG
For England; when with favoring gale;
Our gallant ship up Channel steered;
And scudding; under easy sail;
The high blue western lands appeared;
To heave the lead the seaman sprang;
And to the pilot cheerly sang;
〃By the deep … Nine。〃
And bearing up to gain the port;
Some well…known object kept in view;
An abbey tower; a ruined fort;
A beacon to the vessel true;
While oft the lead the seaman flung;
And to the pilot cheerly sung;
〃By the mark … Seven。〃
And as the much…loved shore we near;
With transport we behold the roof
Where dwelt a friend or partner dear;
Of faith and love and matchless proof。
The lead once more the seaman flung;
And to the watchful pilot sung;
〃Quarter less … Five。〃
Now to her berth the ship draws nigh;
With slackened sail she feels the tide;
Stand clear the cable is the cry;
The anchor's gone; we safely ride。
The watch is set; and through the night;
We hear the seaman with delight
Proclaim … 〃All's well。〃
Charles Dibdin '1745…1814'
HOMEWARD BOUND
Head the ship for England!
Shake out every sail!
Blithe leap the billows;
Merry sings the gale。
Captain; work the reckoning;
How many knots a day? …
Round the world and home again;
That's the sailor's way!
We've traded with the Yankees;
Brazilians and Chinese;
We've laughed with dusky beauties
In shade of tall palm…trees;
Across the line and Gulf…Stream …
Round by Table Bay …
Everywhere and home again;
That's the sailor's way!
Nightly stands the North Star
Higher on our bow;
Straight we run for England;
Our thoughts are in it now。
Jolly times with friends ashore;
When we've drawn our pay! …
All about and home again;
That's the sailor's way!
Tom will to his parents;
Jack will to his dear;
Joe to wife and children;
Bob to pipes and beer;
Dicky to the dancing…room;
To hear the fiddles play; …
Round the world and home again;
That's the sailor's way!
William Allingham '1824…1889'
THE SIMPLE LIFE
THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE
I will arise and go now; and go to Innisfree;
And a small cabin build there; of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there; a hive for the honey bee;
And live alone in the bee…loud glade。
And I shall have some peace there; for peace comes dropping slow;
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer; and noon a purple glow;
And evening full of the linnet's wings。
I will arise and go now; for always; night and day;
I hear lake…water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway; or on the pavements gray;
I hear it in the deep heart's core。
William Butler Yeats '1865…
A WISH
Mine be a cot beside the hill;
A bee…hive's hum shall soothe my ear;
A willowy brook; that turns a mill;
With many a fall shall linger near。
The swallow; oft; beneath my thatch
Shall twitter from her clay…built nest;
Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch;
And share my meal; a welcome guest。
Around my ivied porch shall spring
Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew;
And Lucy; at her wheel; shall sing
In russet…gown and apron blue。
The village…church among the trees;
Where first our marriage…vows were given;
With merry peals shall swell the breeze
And point with taper spire to Heaven。
Samuel Rogers '1763…1855'
ODE ON SOLITUDE
Happy the man; whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound;
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground。
Whose herds with milk; whose fields with bread;
Whose flocks supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield him shade;
In winter; fire。
Blest; who can unconcernedly find
Hours; days; and years; slide soft away
In health of body; peace of mind;
Quiet by day;
Sound sleep by night; study and ease
Together mixed; sweet recreation;
And innocence; which most does please;
With meditation。
Thus let me live; unseen; unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world; and not a stone
Tell where I lie。
Alexander Pope '1688…1744'
〃THRICE HAPPY HE〃
Thrice happy he; who by some shady grove;
Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own;
Though solitary; who is not alone;
But doth converse with that eternal love。
O how more sweet is birds' harmonious moan;
Or the soft sobbings of the widowed dove;
Than those smooth whisperings near a prince's throne;
Which good make doubtful; do the evil approve!
Or how more sweet is Zephyr's wholesome breath;
And sighs perfumed which do the flowers unfold;
Than that applause vain honor doth bequeath!
How sweet are streams to poison drunk in gold!
The world is full of horrors; falsehoods; slights;
Woods' silent shades have only true delights。
William Drummond '1585…1649'
〃UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE〃
From 〃As You Like It〃
Under the greenwood tree;
Who loves to lie with me;
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat;
Come hither; come hither; come hither:
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather。
Who doth ambition shun;
And loves to live i' the sun;
Seeking the food he eats;
And pleased with what he gets;
Come hither; come hither; come hither:
Here shall he see
No enemy
But winter and rough weather。
William Shakespeare '1564…1616'
CORIDON'S SONG
In 〃The Complete Angler〃
Oh; the sweet contentment
The countryman doth find。
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
That quiet contemplation
Possesseth all my mind:
Then care away;
And wend along with me。
For courts are full of flattery;
As hath too oft been tried;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
The city full of wantonness;
And both are full of pride:
But oh; the honest countryman
Speaks truly from his heart;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
His pride is in his tillage;
His horses and his cart:
Our clothing is good sheepskins;
Gray russet for our wives;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
Tis warmth and not gay clothing
That doth prolong our lives:
The plowman; though he labor hard;
Yet on the holiday;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
No emperor so merrily
Does pass his time away:
To recompense our tillage
The heavens afford us showers;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
And for our sweet refreshments
The earth affords us bowers:
The cuckoo and the nightingale
Full merrily do sing;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
And with their pleasant roundelays
Bid welcome to the spring:
This is not half the happiness
The countryman enjoys;
High trolollie lollie loe;
High trolollie lee;
Though others think they have as much
Yet he that says so lies:
Then come away; turn
Countryman with me。
John Chalkhill 'fl。 1648'
THE OLD SQUIRE
I like the hunting of the hare
Better than that of the fox;
I like the joyous morning air;
And the crowing of the cocks。
I like the calm of the early fields;
The ducks asleep by the lake;
The quiet hour which nature yields
Before mankind is awake。
I like the pheasants and feeding things
Of the unsuspicious morn;
I like the flap of the wood…pigeon's wings
As she rises from the corn。
I like the blackbird's shriek; and his rush
From the turnips as I pass by;
And the partridge hiding her head in a bush;
For her young ones cannot fly。
I like these things; and I like to ride;
When all the world is in bed;
To the top of the hill where the sky grows wide;
And where the sun grows red。
The beagles at my horse…heels trot
In silence after me;
There's Ruby; Roger; Diamond; Dot;
Old Slut and Margery; …
A score of names well used; and dear;
The names my childhood knew;
The horn with which I rouse their cheer;
Is the horn my father blew。
I like the hunting of the hare
Better than that of the fox;
The new world still is all less fair
Than the old world it mocks。
I covet not a wider range
Than these dear manors give;
I take my pleasures without change;
And as I lived I live。
I leave my neighbors to their thought;
My choice it is; and pride;
On my own lands to find my sport;
In my own fields to ride。
The hare herself no better loves
The field where she was bred;
Than I the habit of these groves;
My own inherited。
I know my quarries every one;
The meuse where she sits low;
The road she chose to…day was run
A hundred years ago。
The lags; the gills; the forest ways;
The hedgerows one and all;
These are the kingdoms of my chase;
And bounded by my wall;
Nor has the world a better thing;
Though one should search it round;
Than thus to live one's own sole king;
Upon one's own sole ground。
I like the hunting of the hare;
It brings me; day by day;
The memory of old days as fair;
With dead men passed away。
To these; as homeward still I ply
And pass the churchyard gate;
Where all are laid as I must lie
I stop and raise my hat。
I like the hunting of the hare;
New sports I hold in scorn。
I lik
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