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

' F2 }5 L( n' M' U! T  w1 K　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
* f3 T' f* F# P& z　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
　　That I myself for portions of the year
　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
: |5 H# j# {$ c7 I- q# ]6 n6 F; `& z　　But what the great and passionate have used
- |8 p; P7 e! ]3 P( A1 N8 X　　Throughout so many varying centuries
9 R/ A- l. A( s3 V　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
9 ~. s* S; i4 R& `　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
4 r! ]& ]" F9 U# K9 [: Z9 k　　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
* ?+ A, \& S. f; H$ w4 O　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
1 {# N0 i# ~' T- T+ s# G4 ^　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.