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moral emblems-第2部分
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The dread Pea…cannon's work was done!
O not for them the tears we shed;
Consigned to their congenial lead;
But while unmoved their sleep they take;
We mourn for their dear Captain's sake;
For their dear Captain; who shall smart
Both in his pocket and his heart;
Who saw his heroes shed their gore;
And lacked a shilling to buy more!
THE GRAVER THE PEN: OR; SCENES FROM NATURE; WITH APPROPRIATE VERSES
Poem: I … PROEM
Unlike the common run of men;
I wield a double power to please;
And use the GRAVER and the PEN
With equal aptitude and ease。
I move with that illustrious crew;
The ambidextrous Kings of Art;
And every mortal thing I do
Brings ringing money in the mart。
Hence; in the morning hour; the mead;
The forest and the stream perceive
Me wandering as the muses lead …
Or back returning in the eve。
Two muses like two maiden aunts;
The engraving and the singing muse;
Follow; through all my favourite haunts;
My devious traces in the dews。
To guide and cheer me; each attends;
Each speeds my rapid task along;
One to my cuts her ardour lends;
One breathes her magic in my song。
Poem: II … THE PRECARIOUS MILL
Alone above the stream it stands;
Above the iron hill;
The topsy…turvy; tumble…down;
Yet habitable mill。
Still as the ringing saws advance
To slice the humming deal;
All day the pallid miller hears
The thunder of the wheel。
He hears the river plunge and roar
As roars the angry mob;
He feels the solid building quake;
The trusty timbers throb。
All night beside the fire he cowers:
He hears the rafters jar:
O why is he not in a proper house
As decent people are!
The floors are all aslant; he sees;
The doors are all a…jam;
And from the hook above his head
All crooked swings the ham。
'Alas;' he cries and shakes his head;
'I see by every sign;
There soon all be the deuce to pay;
With this estate of mine。'
Poem: III … THE DISPUTATIOUS PINES
The first pine to the second said:
'My leaves are black; my branches red;
I stand upon this moor of mine;
A hoar; unconquerable pine。'
The second sniffed and answered: 'Pooh!
I am as good a pine as you。'
'Discourteous tree;' the first replied;
'The tempest in my boughs had cried;
The hunter slumbered in my shade;
A hundred years ere you were made。'
The second smiled as he returned:
'I shall be here when you are burned。'
So far dissension ruled the pair;
Each turned on each a frowning air;
When flickering from the bank anigh;
A flight of martens met their eye。
Sometime their course they watched; and then …
They nodded off to sleep again。
Poem: IV … THE TRAMPS
Now long enough had day endured;
Or King Apollo Palinured;
Seaward he steers his panting team;
And casts on earth his latest gleam。
But see! the Tramps with jaded eye
Their destined provinces espy。
Long through the hills their way they took;
Long camped beside the mountain brook;
'Tis over; now with rising hope
They pause upon the downward slope;
And as their aching bones they rest;
Their anxious captain scans the west。
So paused Alaric on the Alps
And ciphered up the Roman scalps。
Poem: V … THE FOOLHARDY GEOGRAPHER
The howling desert miles around;
The tinkling brook the only sound …
Wearied with all his toils and feats;
The traveller dines on potted meats;
On potted meats and princely wines;
Not wisely but too well he dines。
The brindled Tiger loud may roar;
High may the hovering Vulture soar;
Alas! regardless of them all;
Soon shall the empurpled glutton sprawl …
Soon; in the desert's hushed repose;
Shall trumpet tidings through his nose!
Alack; unwise! that nasal song
Shall be the Ounce's dinner…gong!
A blemish in the cut appears;
Alas! it cost both blood and tears。
The glancing graver swerved aside;
Fast flowed the artist's vital tide!
And now the apologetic bard
Demands indulgence for his pard!
Poem: VI … THE ANGLER AND THE CLOWN
The echoing bridge you here may see;
The pouring lynn; the waving tree;
The eager angler fresh from town …
Above; the contumelious clown。
The angler plies his line and rod;
The clodpole stands with many a nod; …
With many a nod and many a grin;
He sees him cast his engine in。
'What have you caught?' the peasant cries。
'Nothing as yet;' the Fool replies。
MORAL TALES
Poem: I … ROBIN AND BEN: OR; THE PIRATE AND THE APOTHECARY
Come; lend me an attentive ear
A startling moral tale to hear;
Of Pirate Rob and Chemist Ben;
And different destinies of men。
Deep in the greenest of the vales
That nestle near the coast of Wales;
The heaving main but just in view;
Robin and Ben together grew;
Together worked and played the fool;
Together shunned the Sunday school;
And pulled each other's youthful noses
Around the cots; among the roses。
Together but unlike they grew;
Robin was rough; and through and through
Bold; inconsiderate; and manly;
Like some historic Bruce or Stanley。
Ben had a mean and servile soul;
He robbed not; though he often stole。
He sang on Sunday in the choir;
And tamely capped the passing Squire。
At length; intolerant of trammels …
Wild as the wild Bithynian camels;
Wild as the wild sea…eagles … Bob
His widowed dam contrives to rob;
And thus with great originality
Effectuates his personality。
Thenceforth his terror…haunted flight
He follows through the starry night;
And with the early morning breeze;
Behold him on the azure seas。
The master of a trading dandy
Hires Robin for a go of brandy;
And all the happy hills of home
Vanish beyond the fields of foam。
Ben; meanwhile; like a tin reflector;
Attended on the worthy rector;
Opened his eyes and held his breath;
And flattered to the point of death;
And was at last; by that good fairy;
Apprenticed to the Apothecary。
So Ben; while Robin chose to roam;
A rising chemist was at home;
Tended his shop with learned air;
Watered his drugs and oiled his hair;
And gave advice to the unwary;
Like any sleek apothecary。
Meanwhile upon the deep afar
Robin the brave was waging war;
With other tarry desperadoes
About the latitude of Barbadoes。
He knew no touch of craven fear;
His voice was thunder in the cheer;
First; from the main…to'…gallan' high;
The skulking merchantmen to spy …
The first to bound upon the deck;
The last to leave the sinking wreck。
His hand was steel; his word was law;
His mates regarded him with awe。
No pirate in the whole profession
Held a more honourable position。
At length; from years of anxious toil;
Bold Robin seeks his native soil;
Wisely arranges his affairs;
And to his native dale repairs。
The Bristol
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