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1、TheNightingaleandtheRoseOscarWilde"ShesaidthatshewoulddancewithmeifIbroughtherredroses,"criedtheyoungStudent;"butinallmygardenthereisnoredrose."FromhernestintheoaktreetheNightingaleheardhim,andshelookedoutthroughtheleaves,andwondered."Noredroseinallmygarden!"hecried,andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithte
2、ars."Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwantofaredroseismylifemadewretched.""Hereatlastisatruelover,"saidtheNightingale."NightafternighthaveIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestars,
3、andnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth-blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisbrow.""ThePrincegivesaballto-morrownight,"murmuredtheyoungStudent,"andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIb
4、ringheraredrose,Ishallholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Butthereisnoredroseinmygarden,soIshallsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak.""Hereindeedisthetruelover,"saidtheNightingale."WhatIsingof,hesuffers--whatisjoytome,
5、tohimispain.SurelyLoveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousthanemeralds,anddearerthanfineopals.Pearlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarketplace.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold.""Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,"saidtheyoungStudent,"andplayup
6、ontheirstringedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetothesoundoftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher";andheflunghimselfdownonthegrass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwe
7、pt."Whyisheweeping?"askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair."Why,indeed?"saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam."Why,indeed?"whisperedaDaisytohisneighbor,inasoft,lowvoice."Heisweeping
