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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0 U8 I& Y! G' g$ b7 m' F　　God grant a blessing on this tower and cottage
　　And on my heirs， if all remain unspoiled，
8 r* I' @/ q9 O9 X　　No table or chair or stool not simple enough
　　For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant
6 \6 Y+ l  j; ^' p! s　　That I myself for portions of the year
" I$ t6 L9 ~) ?　　May handle nothing and set eyes on nothing
5 R* e- _% l+ d  x' g　　But what the great and passionate have used
8 @0 E. k2 k3 b. g　　Throughout so many varying centuries
　　We take it for the norm; yet should I dream
　　Sinbad the sailor‘s brought a painted chest，
1 W" A/ ^9 |: C9 M! ~　　Or image， from beyond the Loadstone Mountain，
　　That dream is a norm; and should some limb of the devil
2 G/ U0 b- C- ~( n/ t! `3 \　　Destroy the view by cutting down an ash
　　That shades the road， or setting up a cottage
, q9 z' f; j% R% t# \( z2 o$ l/ c　　Planned in a government office， shorten his life，
　　Manacle his soul upon the Red Sea bottom.