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

# |; _- U5 q# |) e* T( j　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
/ g# @3 @, e! q( K) @  t& g　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
& E" U% U- h; `& [; S) C5 [4 q　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
- v: |! [! X' z! P& D/ {　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
　　That I myself for portions of the year
0 A# b3 B0 ^0 Q- H$ G; }5 O  o　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
4 B2 s- ~* P$ J/ H9 [- e( `　　But what the great and passionate have used
　　Throughout so many varying centuries
2 I  K- H) e. X% m　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
% M) }+ o& T2 p. w9 A$ w　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
　　Or image， from beyond the Loadstone Mountain，
# m9 r: }! P/ l% O　　That dream is a norm; and should some limb of the devil
5 z9 Y# u0 g+ r# l# V　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
# T- E+ Y: b+ X$ p1 b8 Y　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
$ q4 |9 L8 }' e$ T$ m8 }　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.
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