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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　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
( Y( [8 Q  ~0 z- _9 M3 X2 }　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
, u5 o$ H" c  C; H* d& S5 i7 K+ R　　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
　　But what the great and passionate have used
: J. f- P  C- i( S( v& y　　Throughout so many varying centuries
) G. v  g+ j  w% U2 w　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
% I$ f# l# ]# {) ^& Z# H　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
　　Or image， from beyond the Loadstone Mountain，
　　That dream is a norm; and should some limb of the devil
, j3 t+ N5 T7 J9 E0 R# {　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
) Y  b* C: v! P+ d　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
6 E" g' t  B2 b+ F! M5 C% y　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.
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