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1、ROBERTBROWNING’SPOETRYRobertBrowning“TheBishopOrdersHisTombatSaintPraxed’sChurch”CompleteTextVanity,saiththepreacher,vanity!Drawroundmybed:isAnselmkeepingback?Nephews-sonsmine...ahGod,Iknownot!Well—She,menwouldhavetobeyourmotheronce,OldGandolfenviedme,sofairshewas!What’
2、sdoneisdone,andsheisdeadbeside,Deadlongago,andIamBishopsince;Andasshediedsomustwedieourselves,Andthenceyemayperceivetheworld’sadream.Life,howandwhatisit?AshereIlieInthisstate-chamber,dyingbydegrees,Hoursandlonghoursinthedeadnight,Iask“DoIlive,amIdead?”Peace,peaceseemsal
3、l.StPraxed’severwasthechurchforpeace;Andso,aboutthistombofmine.IfoughtWithtoothandnailtosavemyniche,yeknow:—OldGandolfcozenedme,despitemycare;ShrewdwasthatsnatchfromoutthecornerSouthHegracedhiscarrionwith,Godcursethesame!YetstillmynicheisnotsocrampedbutthenceOneseesthep
4、ulpito’theepistle-side,Andsomewhatofthechoir,thosesilentseats,AndupintotheaerydomewhereliveTheangels,andasunbeam’ssuretolurk:AndIshallfillmyslabofbasaltthere,And’neathmytabernacletakemyrest,Withthoseninecolumnsroundme,twoandtwo,TheoddoneatmyfeetwhereAnselmstands:Peach-b
5、lossommarbleall,therare,theripeAsfresh-pouredredwineofamightypulse.-OldGandolfwithhispaltryonion-stone,PutmewhereImaylookathim!Truepeach,Rosyandflawless:howIearnedtheprize!Drawclose:thatconflagrationofmychurch-Whatthen?Somuchwassavedifaughtweremissed!Mysons,yewouldnotbe
6、mydeath?GodigThewhite-grapevineyardwheretheoil-pressstood,Dropwatergentlytillthesurfacesinks,Andifyefind...ahGod,Iknownot,I!...Beddedinstoreofrottenfig-leavessoft,Andcordedupinatightolive-frail,Somelump,ahGod,oflapislazuli,BigasaJew’sheadcutoffatthenape,Blueasaveino’ert
7、heMadonna’sbreast...Sons,allhaveIbequeathedyou,villas,all,ThatbraveFrascativillawithitsbath,So,letthebluelumppoisebetweenmyknees,LikeGodtheFather’sglobeonbothhishandsYeworshipintheJesuChurchsogay,ForGandolfshallnotchoosebutseeandburst!Swiftasaweaver’sshuttlefleetouryear
8、s:Mangoethtothegrave,andwhereishe?DidIsaybasaltformyslab,sons?Black-’Twaseverantique-blackImeant!HowelseShally
