英文小诗赏析：A Prayer on Going into My House

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英文小诗赏析：A Prayer on Going into My House
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8 H* i6 z" m7 c3 }. E* I) x　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
2 ]! w7 w6 G9 ?& t. J　　That I myself for portions of the year
　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
　　But what the great and passionate have used
9 F5 J" V" N: e$ O& I) Z　　Throughout so many varying centuries
) p* [  I) ?: a- x- {9 G　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
! [8 Y) U: M3 s5 F- d: ?7 D8 u　　Or image， from beyond the Loadstone Mountain，
　　That dream is a norm; and should some limb of the devil
　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
* C2 j8 Z$ f% ]　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
; @' [. ]7 ~0 F( u9 h* T　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
$ p. W) y* w* ^1 t　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.
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