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1、Title:RosaAlchemicaAuthor:WilliamButlerYeats[MoreTitlesbyYeats]Oblessedandhappyhe,whoknowingthemysteriesofthegods,sanctifieshislife,andpurifieshissoul,celebratingorgiesinthemountainswithholypurifications.--_Euripides._IItisnowmorethantenyearssinceImet,forthel
2、asttime,MichaelRobartes,andforthefirsttimeandthelasttimehisfriendsandfellowstudents;andwitnessedhisandtheirtragicend,andenduredthosestrangeexperiences,whichhavechangedmesothatmywritingshavegrownlesspopularandlessintelligible,anddrivenmealmosttothevergeoftakin
3、gthehabitofSt.Dominic.IhadjustpublishedRosaAlchemica,alittleworkontheAlchemists,somewhatinthemannerofSirThomasBrowne,andhadreceivedmanylettersfrombelieversinthearcanesciences,upbraidingwhattheycalledmytimidity,fortheycouldnotbelievesoevidentsympathybutthesymp
4、athyoftheartist,whichishalfpity,foreverythingwhichhasmovedmen'sheartsinanyage.Ihaddiscovered,earlyinmyresearches,thattheirdoctrinewasnomerelychemicalphantasy,butaphilosophytheyappliedtotheworld,totheelementsandtomanhimself;andthattheysoughttofashiongoldoutofc
5、ommonmetalsmerelyaspartofanuniversaltransmutationofallthingsintosomedivineandimperishablesubstance;andthisenabledmetomakemylittlebookafancifulreverieoverthetransmutationoflifeintoart,andacryofmeasurelessdesireforaworldmadewhollyofessences.Iwassittingdreamingo
6、fwhatIhadwritten,inmyhouseinoneoftheoldpartsofDublin;ahousemyancestorshadmadealmostfamousthroughtheirpartinthepoliticsofthecityandtheirfriendshipswiththefamousmenoftheirgenerations;andwasfeelinganunwontedhappinessathavingatlastaccomplishedalong-cherisheddesig
7、n,andmademyroomsanexpressionofthisfavouritedoctrine.Theportraits,ofmorehistoricalthanartisticinterest,hadgone;andtapestry,fulloftheblueandbronzeofpeacocks,felloverthedoors,andshutoutallhistoryandactivityuntouchedwithbeautyandpeace;andnowwhenIlookedatmyCrevell
8、iandponderedontheroseinthehandoftheVirgin,whereintheformwassodelicateandprecisethatitseemedmorelikeathoughtthanaflower,oratthegreydawnandrapturousfacesofmyFrancesca,IknewallaChristian'sec
