Admonition

Admonition

 by William Wordsworth

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Well may'st thou halt--and gaze with brightening eye!
The lovely Cottage in the guardian nook
Hath stirred thee deeply; with its own dear brook,

Its own small pasture, almost its own sky!
But covet not the Abode;--forbear to sigh,
As many do, repining while they look;
Intruders--who would tear from Nature's book
This precious leaf, with harsh impiety.

Think what the home must be if it were thine,
Even thine, though few thy wants!--Roof, window, door,
The very flowers are sacred to the Poor,
The roses to the porch which they entwine:
Yea, all, that now enchants thee, from the day
On which it should be touched, would melt away.

对一个旅人的劝诫

  威廉·华兹华斯

Admonition

是的，你的眼里，闪着神圣的欢欣！
这幽隐角落里可爱的小房
连同它自己的溪水、蓝天和牧场
都深深地打动了你的心。

但别向它垂涎，别像许多人叹气，
见到它就为得不到而烦怨；
只有闯入者才用粗暴手段
从大自然的书撕下宝贵的一页。

想想看，假如这座房归了你将怎样，
尽管你要求不多——只需门窗，屋顶，
贫穷人视为神圣的繁英，
美丽的玫瑰绕着的回廊：
是啊，这—切现在都使你赏心悦目，
一朝你伸手触到，它就消没！
（李昌涉 译）

威廉·华兹华斯简介