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1、TENNYSON’SPOETRYAlfredLordTennyson“InMemoriam”SelectedText(SummaryandCommentarywillfocusonthefollowingexcerpts)PrologueStrongSonofGod,immortalLove,Whomwe,thathavenotseenthyface,Byfaith,andfaithalone,embrace,Believingwherewecannotprove;Thinearetheseorbsoflightandshade;Thouma
2、destLifeinmanandbrute;ThoumadestDeath;andlo,thyfootIsontheskullwhichthouhastmade.Thouwiltnotleaveusinthedust:Thoumadestman,heknowsnotwhy,Hethinkshewasnotmadetodie;Andthouhastmadehim:thouartjust.Thouseemesthumananddivine,Thehighest,holiestmanhood,thou.Ourwillsareours,weknown
3、othow;Ourwillsareours,tomakethemthine.Ourlittlesystemshavetheirday;Theyhavetheirdayandceasetobe:Theyarebutbrokenlightsofthee,Andthou,OLord,artmorethanthey.Wehavebutfaith:wecannotknow;ForknowledgeisofthingsweseeAndyetwetrustitcomesfromthee,Abeamindarkness:letitgrow.Letknowle
4、dgegrowfrommoretomore,Butmoreofreverenceinusdwell;Thatmindandsoul,accordingwell,Maymakeonemusicasbefore,Butvaster.Wearefoolsandslight;Wemocktheewhenwedonotfear:Buthelpthyfoolishonestobear;Helpthyvainworldstobearthylight.Forgivewhatseem’dmysininme;Whatseem’dmyworthsinceIbega
5、n;Formeritlivesfrommantoman,Andnotfromman,OLord,tothee.Forgivemygriefforoneremoved,Thycreature,whomIfoundsofair.Itrusthelivesinthee,andthereIfindhimworthiertobeloved.Forgivethesewildandwanderingcries,Confusionsofawastedyouth;Forgivethemwheretheyfailintruth,Andinthywisdommak
6、emewise.XXVIIThoucomest,muchweptfor:suchabreezeCompell’dthycanvas,andmyprayerWasasthewhisperofanairTobreathetheeoverlonelyseas.ForIinspiritsawtheemoveThro’circlesoftheboundingsky,Weekafterweek:thedaysgoby:Comequick,thoubringestallIlove.Henceforth,whereverthoumay’stroam,Mybl
7、essing,likealineoflight,Isonthewatersdayandnight,Andlikeabeaconguardstheehome.SomaywhatevertempestmarsMid-ocean,sparethee,sacredbark;AndbalmydropsinsummerdarkSlidefromthebosomofthestars.Sokindanofficehathbeendone,Suchpreciousrelicsbroughtbythee;ThedustofhimIshallnotseeTilla
8、llmywidow’draceberun.LVI‘Socarefulofthetype?’butno.Fromscarpedcliffandquarriedston
