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1、"ELEGYWRITTENINACOUNTRYCHURCH-YARD"Thecurfewtollstheknellofpartingday,Thelowingherdwindsslowlyo'erthelea,Theploughmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome.Nowfadestheglimmeringlandscapeonthesight,Andalltheairasolemnstillnessholds,Savewherethebeetlewheelshisdroni
2、ngflight,Anddrowsytinklingslullthedistantfolds:Savethatfromyonderivy-mantledtowerThemopingowldoestothemooncomplainOfsuchas,wanderingnearhersecretbower,Molestherancientsolitaryreign.Beneaththoseruggedelms,thatyew-tree'sshade,Whereheavestheturfinmanyamoulderingheap,Eachinhisnarrowcellf
3、oreverlaid,TherudeForefathersofthehamletsleep.Thebreezycallofincense-breathingmorn,Theswallowtwitteringfromthestraw-builtshed,Thecock'sshrillclarion,ortheechoinghorn,Nomoreshallrousethemfromtheirlowlybed.Forthemnomoretheblazinghearthshallburn,Orbusyhousewifeplyhereveningcare:Nochildr
4、enruntolisptheirsire'sreturn,Orclimbhiskneestheenviedkisstoshare,Oftdidtheharvesttotheirsickleyield,Theirfurrowoftthestubbornglebehasbroke;Howjocunddidtheydrivetheirteamafield!Howbow'dthewoodsbeneaththeirsturdystroke!LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil,Theirhomelyjoys,anddestinyobscure
5、;NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmileTheshortandsimpleannalsofthePoor.Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpower,Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe'ergave,Awaitsaliketh'inevitablehour:-Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave.Noryou,yeProud,imputetothesethefaultIfMemoryo'ertheirtombnotrophiesraise,Wheret
6、hroughthelong-drawnaisleandfrettedvaultThepealinganthemswellsthenoteofpraise.CanstoriedurnoranimatedbustBacktoitsmansioncallthefleetingbreath?CanHonour'svoiceprovokethesilentdust,OrFlatterysoothethedullcoldearofDeath?PerhapsinthisneglectedspotislaidSomeheartoncepregnantwithcelestialf
7、ire;Hands,thattherodofempiremighthavesway'd,Orwakedtoecstasythelivinglyre:ButKnowledgetotheireyesheramplepage,Richwiththespoilsoftime,didne'erunroll;ChillPenuryrepress'dtheirnoblerage,Andfrozethegenialcurrentofthesoul.FullmanyagemofpurestraysereneThedarkunfathom'dcavesofoceanbear:Ful
8、lmanyaflower