Helen of Troy And Other Poems (53)

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By the Sea

Beside an ebbing¹ northern sea While stars awaken² one by one, We walk together, I and he.

He woos me with an easy grace That proves him only half sincere； A light smile flickers³ on his face.

To him love-making is an art, And as a flutist plays a flute⁴, So does he play upon his heart

A music varied⁵ to his whim⁶. He has no use for love of mine, He would not have me answer him.

To hide my eyes within the night I watch the changeful lighthouse gleam Alternately with red and white.

My laughter smites⁷ upon my ears, So one who cries and wakes from sleep Knows not it is himself he hears.

What if my voice should let him know The mocking words were all a sham⁸, And lips that laugh could tremble so？

What if I lost the power to lie, And he should only hear his name In one low, broken cry？

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1 ebbing
（指潮水）退( ebb的现在分词 )；落；减少；衰落
参考例句：
The pain was ebbing. 疼痛逐渐减轻了。 There are indications that his esoteric popularity may be ebbing. 有迹象表明，他神秘的声望可能正在下降。

2 awaken
vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起
参考例句：
Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。 Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

3 flickers
电影制片业；（通常指灯光）闪烁，摇曳( flicker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The fire flickers low. 炉火颤动欲灭。 A strange idea flickers in my mind. 一种奇怪的思想又在我脑中燃烧了。

4 flute
n.长笛；v.吹笛
参考例句：
He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。 There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

5 varied
adj.多样的，多变化的
参考例句：
The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。 The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

6 whim
n.一时的兴致，突然的念头；奇想，幻想
参考例句：
I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。 He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。

7 smites
v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The sound smites upon the ear. 声音震耳。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 My conscience smites me. 我良心上过意不去。来自互联网

8 sham
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
参考例句：
They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。 His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。