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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5 a" w' }7 K6 U　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
$ }9 F) T. j! E; r. [5 C　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
- C7 O* O% w5 t4 t- ]9 d: W　　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
4 l' s/ u  C) P5 X, m, v　　But what the great and passionate have used
3 r/ D6 T& X" Z) v　　Throughout so many varying centuries
　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
　　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
　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
: U; t4 Z3 B0 Y　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.
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