THE TWO CHILDREN

时间：2007-08-07 01:58:16

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THE TWO CHILDREN.

    Heavy hangs the rain-drop From the burdened spray； Heavy broods the damp mist On uplands far away.

    Heavy looms1 the dull sky, Heavy rolls the sea； And heavy throbs2 the young heart Beneath that lonely tree.

    Never has a blue streak3 Cleft4 the clouds since morn； Never has his grim fate Smiled since he was born.

    Frowning on the infant, Shadowing childhood's joy Guardian-angel knows not That melancholy5 boy.

    Day is passing swiftly Its sad and sombre prime； Boyhood sad is merging6 In sadder manhood's time：

    All the flowers are praying For sun, before they close, And he prays too——unconscious—— That sunless human rose.

    Blossom——that the west-wind Has never wooed to blow, Scentless7 are thy petals8, Thy dew is cold as snow！

    Soul——where kindred kindness, No early promise woke, Barren is thy beauty, As weed upon a rock.

    Wither——soul and blossom！ You both were vainly given； Earth reserves no blessing9 For the unblest of heaven！

    Child of delight, with sun-bright hair, And sea-blue, sea-deep eyes！ Spirit of bliss10！ What brings thee here Beneath these sullen11 skies？

    Thou shouldst live in eternal spring, Where endless day is never dim； Why, Seraph12, has thine erring13 wing Wafted14 thee down to weep with him？

    "Ah！ not from heaven am I descended15, Nor do I come to mingle16 tears； But sweet is day, though with shadows blended； And, though clouded, sweet are youthful years.

    "I——the image of light and gladness—— Saw and pitied that mournful boy, And I vowed——if need were——to share his sadness, And give to him my sunny joy.

    "Heavy and dark the night is closing； Heavy and dark may its biding17 be： Better for all from grief reposing18, And better for all who watch like me-

    "Watch in love by a fevered pillow, Cooling the fever with pity's balm Safe as the petrel on tossing billow, Safe in mine own soul's golden calm！

    "Guardian-angel he lacks no longer； Evil fortune he need not fear： Fate is strong, but love is stronger； And MY love is truer than angel-care."


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1 looms 802b73dd60a3cebff17088fed01c2705     
n.织布机( loom的名词复数 )v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的第三人称单数 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近
参考例句：
  • All were busily engaged,men at their ploughs,women at their looms. 大家都很忙，男的耕田，女的织布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The factory has twenty-five looms. 那家工厂有25台织布机。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 throbs 0caec1864cf4ac9f808af7a9a5ffb445     
体内的跳动( throb的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • My finger throbs with the cut. 我的手指因切伤而阵阵抽痛。
  • We should count time by heart throbs, in the cause of right. 我们应该在正确的目标下，以心跳的速度来计算时间。
3 streak UGgzL     
n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动
参考例句：
  • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
  • Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？
4 cleft awEzGG     
n.裂缝；adj.裂开的
参考例句：
  • I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里。
  • He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间，他与他的哥哥分离。
5 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的
参考例句：
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。
6 merging 65cc30ed55db36c739ab349d7c58dfe8     
合并（分类）
参考例句：
  • Many companies continued to grow by merging with or buying competing firms. 许多公司通过合并或收买竞争对手的公司而不断扩大。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • To sequence by repeated splitting and merging. 用反复分开和合并的方法进行的排序。
7 scentless cacd01f3c85d47b00350c735da8ac903     
adj.无气味的，遗臭已消失的
参考例句：
8 petals f346ae24f5b5778ae3e2317a33cd8d9b     
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
  • The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
9 blessing UxDztJ     
n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿
参考例句：
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
10 bliss JtXz4     
n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福
参考例句：
  • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
  • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
11 sullen kHGzl     
adj.愠怒的，闷闷不乐的，(天气等)阴沉的
参考例句：
  • He looked up at the sullen sky.他抬头看了一眼阴沉的天空。
  • Susan was sullen in the morning because she hadn't slept well.苏珊今天早上郁闷不乐，因为昨晚没睡好。
12 seraph Gziw4     
n.六翼天使
参考例句：
  • Seraph is of the highest rank of angels in the Bible.六翼天使是圣经中级别最高的天使。
  • In the Bible,a seraph is a kind of angel.在圣经中，六翼天使是天使的一种。
13 erring a646ae681564dc63eb0b5a3cb51b588e     
做错事的，错误的
参考例句：
  • Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志， 要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。
  • She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
14 wafted 67ba6873c287bf9bad4179385ab4d457     
v.吹送，飘送，（使）浮动( waft的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The sound of their voices wafted across the lake. 他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
  • A delicious smell of freshly baked bread wafted across the garden. 花园中飘过一股刚出炉面包的香味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
16 mingle 3Dvx8     
vt.使混合，使相混；vi.混合起来；相交往
参考例句：
  • If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中，就不会被注意到。
  • Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。
17 biding 83fef494bb1c4bd2f64e5e274888d8c5     
v.等待，停留( bide的现在分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待；面临
参考例句：
  • He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
  • Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金，磁性材料，金刚石工具，高温合金，可充电池等。 来自互联网
18 reposing e5aa6734f0fe688069b823ca11532d13     
v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。 来自辞典例句
  • The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句

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