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第一段是Blake诗, Auguries of Innocence, 的前四句,全文很长!看看全文是不是有助于理解作者的本意。(不知道,太长了,没耐心看)) x' _$ I8 Q) Y9 c$ a6 o: P
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To see a world in a grain of sand,; g% i3 ?7 i' {5 \" P
And a heaven in a wild flower,, q3 T# ~) J, g* Z& A
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
9 Y/ b+ O4 b" @! V8 JAnd eternity in an hour.6 i9 w% b9 K$ w; W. p( z, _
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A robin redbreast in a cage
+ p7 P3 M) J- K* zPuts all heaven in a rage.
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A dove-house fill'd with doves and pigeons
9 ]* Y* O! h1 |* e/ ^; E# H3 bShudders hell thro' all its regions.& `/ q8 N$ ?( O( v$ I3 P
A dog starv'd at his master's gate& K7 }. F) o( m( s9 g0 a
Predicts the ruin of the state.
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" m5 R1 K2 ^$ W V' I" ]A horse misused upon the road4 g6 [) W: @# G1 h$ A
Calls to heaven for human blood.; I+ S% w; i/ ], y8 ~
Each outcry of the hunted hare
/ y# Q/ t' L4 @, D5 QA fibre from the brain does tear.
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A skylark wounded in the wing,
1 u" u- Y, w, ~+ R) x; ~A cherubim does cease to sing.
" X- I0 \5 p! ^+ S% n" X6 EThe game-cock clipt and arm'd for fight
6 a# z2 Q: |7 I7 M$ x9 g/ _Does the rising sun affright.
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7 g, S, |6 B- A/ N( wEvery wolf's and lion's howl
6 a# U, @& ]9 Q# H2 i* K! PRaises from hell a human soul.
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: k4 t$ ` \8 Z5 M$ mThe wild deer, wand'ring here and there,6 o) z# c5 Z$ a) e8 g
Keeps the human soul from care.- ~( k+ u7 ^6 I& ^& E1 [
The lamb misus'd breeds public strife,! f6 G, H8 \$ e6 z( s
And yet forgives the butcher's knife.
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The bat that flits at close of eve/ n: u% w2 J1 k; U" a
Has left the brain that won't believe.
) G& K/ V6 P; M( F9 b( sThe owl that calls upon the night2 G9 L# e+ x, K% u3 H- Q: o3 j7 S
Speaks the unbeliever's fright.4 \) e8 U* ~# ?7 r1 k U! e. t5 X
/ {7 b- F* Z5 Q9 aHe who shall hurt the little wren
8 a2 p( w, h( J5 h9 dShall never be belov'd by men.
, `' ?+ B1 h" C8 d/ n) H4 v3 aHe who the ox to wrath has mov'd
5 F' i# h, ^1 q, W1 EShall never be by woman lov'd. N( H: [" x/ {1 b
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The wanton boy that kills the fly
3 ~; R7 K9 d- b3 {8 E" z( zShall feel the spider's enmity.
9 X6 D1 Y) n+ ?$ i2 mHe who torments the chafer's sprite
! R, N, x9 }% n% fWeaves a bower in endless night.- P0 B# O8 n/ N e
* K: `% t. z. A6 [, F+ ^The caterpillar on the leaf
0 x# z! b k; G1 d2 gRepeats to thee thy mother's grief.8 a3 W$ k" ?# H
Kill not the moth nor butterfly,! ]" ?* B9 z* @ a4 B6 ]
For the last judgement draweth nigh.: n7 `& ?4 W$ R" B
1 I" _9 B- J' H" rHe who shall train the horse to war$ S5 @6 h5 z% T
Shall never pass the polar bar.: K/ \! y& s# V- Y! @ T: p
The beggar's dog and widow's cat,7 H% P. k3 K+ G8 i) w0 x7 ~
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.
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The gnat that sings his summer's song
9 h7 W) R& V/ {5 b. J5 k, gPoison gets from slander's tongue.
0 J+ u6 A7 P1 e; V2 T5 VThe poison of the snake and newt
& O. F, w$ Y) m2 OIs the sweat of envy's foot.! q% p% m' ~2 S0 v8 r, y3 N1 d( Z
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The poison of the honey bee
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8 A+ y4 T+ W2 h9 e" Y# iThe prince's robes and beggar's rags
( C$ G# J8 H& wAre toadstools on the miser's bags.
/ x$ r* M! u: E( I- pA truth that's told with bad intent+ Z' e! D; n! p0 `, S' U
Beats all the lies you can invent.( c5 [+ p4 K. R: |
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It is right it should be so;/ m) _( t& y* l5 U8 X. }" D
Man was made for joy and woe;+ E" q1 Q( s b# U; O
And when this we rightly know,
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Joy and woe are woven fine,
2 u0 w1 L; J/ [5 UA clothing for the soul divine.$ t* P% W. P1 v+ D8 k9 N
Under every grief and pine
7 f: s. ^& ^1 Y! y) `Runs a joy with silken twine.7 V/ [4 g" S& @. T' N& g
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The babe is more than swaddling bands;
" u) M/ x. {$ v" A0 G) x M; FEvery farmer understands.
# \2 j1 o* n0 rEvery tear from every eye
- h% A+ P) _+ l! [+ y! _Becomes a babe in eternity;
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This is caught by females bright,! S; \4 _- X% M0 P
And return'd to its own delight.
" k/ ~$ U# U$ ~, zThe bleat, the bark, bellow, and roar,& P7 r W# j: v4 O% }! a# x& m' j
Are waves that beat on heaven's shore.
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The babe that weeps the rod beneath
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The beggar's rags, fluttering in air,3 F1 r& y$ M/ Z
Does to rags the heavens tear.- u, P @# L9 y; V2 s* Z/ h5 d
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The soldier, arm'd with sword and gun,* D$ D/ C, Y. k* h; T
Palsied strikes the summer's sun.
- E7 b5 r" z6 _2 EThe poor man's farthing is worth more; v& B0 H6 Z/ g: I" ^+ V) A
Than all the gold on Afric's shore.
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One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands6 ~ t2 }4 r2 X+ f( g4 M
Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;( [/ ^% Q( k/ K" _1 }
Or, if protected from on high,
2 F8 s. @/ W: h/ A/ F/ w5 qDoes that whole nation sell and buy.
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He who mocks the infant's faith
6 R8 B, S% L% MShall be mock'd in age and death.$ A$ o. i& F* G% a; Z. S; N
He who shall teach the child to doubt
& p! E. K1 ?& W. Y6 e* y& p% A- ]The rotting grave shall ne'er get out.
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He who respects the infant's faith" a% p7 o8 _" Z( v
Triumphs over hell and death.
4 Y- F Z7 P; r* tThe child's toys and the old man's reasons( ? m0 l o! H: D( z2 [
Are the fruits of the two seasons.6 z; P+ z3 Y' \, M/ u u( [) i
; r, e2 i" X6 n7 m2 W* u. IThe questioner, who sits so sly,* Z1 y( `4 u. E( s3 d* l m
Shall never know how to reply.
) [7 O# J* k$ G0 M, fHe who replies to words of doubt- V M3 c( c" q8 ]' y# Q/ _% K! g
Doth put the light of knowledge out.
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. s7 a( o) K% U7 w4 tThe strongest poison ever known. ^2 ]% e& J2 f( w0 i F
Came from Caesar's laurel crown.! x& W! Z6 O( R6 m( z: P
Nought can deform the human race
7 B; y3 ]" g, ]' t- XLike to the armour's iron brace.
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To peaceful arts shall envy bow.# y, @* m4 L- y# W( V/ V9 w8 B
A riddle, or the cricket's cry,
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The emmet's inch and eagle's mile* @6 W* n6 x1 P* A# Q
Make lame philosophy to smile.: {# f& K& ]; E6 m+ i6 M
He who doubts from what he sees |. ?' T1 i: f2 s0 Y
Will ne'er believe, do what you please.
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If the sun and moon should doubt,
& a9 X6 X q& J. P; [* b' tThey'd immediately go out.
! g Z9 y0 a( K, H( ?3 [ w" N# ETo be in a passion you good may do,% X- V/ i& Z2 a+ s6 Y/ G/ B
But no good if a passion is in you.
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# A) W! ]3 A7 V- _$ ] v" MThe whore and gambler, by the state! Y- e; h( A' R7 p: s' _0 {0 w; |2 v
Licensed, build that nation's fate.
: K: f. p, d/ X/ T* IThe harlot's cry from street to street
( J9 u) O: v3 ]; F0 s( fShall weave old England's winding-sheet.
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1 j* N% c! ^$ U. oThe winner's shout, the loser's curse,2 {. E8 B. D( L$ B# _
Dance before dead England's hearse.
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8 R% L% K) \0 d. T1 b& MEvery night and every morn) Z( q: o, v. x5 v
Some to misery are born,
, I! P& c; J/ Y) P2 g5 w4 B* KEvery morn and every night
, o0 r4 _% O1 O/ D& tSome are born to sweet delight.
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Some are born to sweet delight,8 k) x) t# X: O7 G4 |% J
Some are born to endless night.
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We are led to believe a lie% h1 Q6 c, s* `! ?
When we see not thro' the eye,
1 u# @3 \& ?. t& NWhich was born in a night to perish in a night,
, ]+ y( V( W4 o, g! }, x4 `% ~0 sWhen the soul slept in beams of light.
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God appears, and God is light,
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But does a human form display: U2 m7 m8 `0 G. M! ~! _6 `
To those who dwell in realms of day. |
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