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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$ g4 M; D0 F# ]0 J　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
, n9 L. Q' C0 N; s! T  L　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
, z( V9 _/ p% t$ m( X" w* ]　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
8 R# X3 ]! b. K, R0 |% v. ~$ C) z　　That I myself for portions of the year
: d6 X' m3 U7 h& o0 J, Y* r　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
　　But what the great and passionate have used
　　Throughout so many varying centuries
　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
9 \% D0 g- C/ B　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
8 M( {8 n3 [& d2 n' D) k　　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
　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
) _) w; f4 z& K0 _$ Y% l! ]& u　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.
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