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1、TheCryoftheChildrenElizabethBrowning"Theutheu,tiprosderkesthemommasin,tekna;"[[Alas,alas,whydoyougazeatmewithyoureyes,mychildren.]]--Medea.1Doyehearthechildrenweeping,Omybrothers,2 Erethesorrowcomeswithyears?3Theyareleaningtheiryoungheadsagainsttheirmothers,--4 Andthatcann
2、otstoptheirtears.5Theyounglambsarebleatinginthemeadows;6 Theyoungbirdsarechirpinginthenest;7Theyoungfawnsareplayingwiththeshadows;8 Theyoungflowersareblowingtowardthewest--9Buttheyoung,youngchildren,Omybrothers,10 Theyareweepingbitterly!11Theyareweepingintheplaytimeoftheoth
3、ers,12 Inthecountryofthefree.13Doyouquestiontheyoungchildreninthesorrow,14 Whytheirtearsarefallingso?15Theoldmanmayweepforhisto-morrow16 WhichislostinLongAgo--17Theoldtreeisleaflessintheforest--18 Theoldyearisendinginthefrost--19Theoldwound,ifstricken,isthesorest--20
4、Theoldhopeishardesttobelost:21Buttheyoung,youngchildren,Omybrothers,22 Doyouaskthemwhytheystand23Weepingsorebeforethebosomsoftheirmothers,24 InourhappyFatherland?25Theylookupwiththeirpaleandsunkenfaces,26 Andtheirlooksaresadtosee,27Fortheman'sgriefabhorrent,drawsandpres
5、ses28 Downthecheeksofinfancy--29"Youroldearth,"theysay,"isverydreary;"30 "Ouryoungfeet,"theysay,"areveryweak!"31Fewpaceshavewetaken,yetareweary--32 Ourgrave-restisveryfartoseek!33Asktheoldwhytheyweep,andnotthechildren,34 Fortheoutsideearthiscold--35Andweyoungonesstandwit
6、hout,inourbewildering,36 Andthegravesarefortheold!"37"True,"saythechildren,"itmayhappen38 Thatwediebeforeourtime!39LittleAlicediedlastyearhergraveisshapen40 Likeasnowball,intherime.41Welookedintothepitpreparedtotakeher--42 Wasnoroomforanyworkinthecloseclay:43Fromthesle
7、epwhereinsheliethnonewillwakeher,44 Crying,'Getup,littleAlice!itisday.'45Ifyoulistenbythatgrave,insunandshower,46 Withyoureardown,littleAlicenevercries;47Couldweseeherface,besureweshouldnotknowher,48 Forthesmilehastimeforgrowinginhereyes,--49Andmerrygohermoments,lulledandstil
8、ledin50 Theshroud,bythekirk-chime!51Itisgood