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
+ p0 T9 L! x  ]7 d- k/ U　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
+ B" n- W8 @+ T　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
　　That I myself for portions of the year
7 E* b4 m2 M! a1 ]　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
( Q8 t! Z0 P4 F　　But what the great and passionate have used
3 X9 j8 P/ Y' {) P　　Throughout so many varying centuries
　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
" n8 O- o7 _* m/ Y# @- D+ O2 \) @- f7 s　　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
1 p9 s  g  h8 o, y8 h2 L% t　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.