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1、HenryD.Thoreau Chancingtotakeamemorablewalkbymoonlightsomeyearsago,Iresolvedtotakemoresuchwalks,andmakeacquaintancewithanothersideofnature:Ihavedoneso.AccordingtoPliny,thereisastoneinArabiacalledSelenites,"whereinisawhite,whichincreasesanddecreaseswiththemoon."Myjour
2、nalforthelastyearortwohasbeenseleniticinthissense.IsnotthemidnightlikeCentralAfricatomostofus?Arewenottemptedtoexploreit,-topenetratetotheNile,perchancetheMountainsoftheMoon?Whoknowswhat fertilityandbeauty,moralandnatural,aretheretobefound?IntheMountainsoftheMoon,int
3、heCentralAfricaofthenight,thereiswhereallNileshavetheirhiddenheads.TheexpeditionsuptheNileasyetextendbuttotheCataracts,orperchancetothemouthoftheWhiteNile,butitistheBlackNilethatconcernsus.IshallbeabenefactorifIconquersomerealmsfromthenight,ifIreporttothegazettesanyt
4、hingtranspiringaboutusatthatseasonworthyoftheirattention,-ifIcanshowmenthatthereissomebeautyawakewhiletheyareasleep,-ifIaddtothedomainsofpoetry.Nightiscertainlymorenovelandlessprofanethanday.IsoondiscoveredthatIwasacquaintedonlywithitscomplexion,andasforthemoon,Ihads
5、eenheronlyasitwerethroughacreviceinashutter,occasionally.Whynotwalkalittlewayinherlight?Supposeyouattendtothesuggestionswhichthemoonmakesforonemonth,commonlyinvain,willitnotbeverydifferentfromanythinginliteratureorreligion?ButwhynotstudythisSanskrit?Whatifonemoonhasc
6、omeandgonewithitsworldofpoetry,itsweird(wieldwear)teachings,itsoracularsuggestions,-sodivineacreaturefreightedwithhintsforme,andIhavenotusedher?Onemoongonebyunnoticed?IthinkitwasDrChalmerswhosaid,criticisingColeridge,thatforhisparthewantedideaswhichhecouldseeallround
7、,andnotsuchashemustlookatawayupintheheavens.Suchaman,onewouldsay,wouldneverlookatthemoon,becausesheneverturnsherothersidetous.Thelightwhichcomesfromideaswhichhavetheirorbitasdistantfromtheearth,andwhichisnolesscheeringandenlighteningtothebenightedtravelerthanthatofth
8、emoonandstars,isnaturallyreproachedornicknamedasmoonshinebysuch.Theyaremoonshine,arethey?Well,thendoyournight-travelingwhenthereisn
