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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. j( q; {. s" ~2 i" D8 D　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
/ s2 Q2 u& J0 }5 F+ |, M　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
$ K: B  s8 W2 y0 r　　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
# n+ W9 O% f  M2 V% _) G　　But what the great and passionate have used
5 l# x8 T( ~. m/ l- U5 w/ w" A9 k　　Throughout so many varying centuries
　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
5 ]  d4 v, }+ N- S- L　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
9 x4 |0 x9 t6 c: n0 N7 h1 ]　　Or image， from beyond the Loadstone Mountain，
$ {6 P4 n- J$ }8 e9 v7 ^# f. Y　　That dream is a norm; and should some limb of the devil
　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
9 u+ P  |- [0 }! l　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
; F1 l/ K0 \9 D$ {% T9 l4 z　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.