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1、The Thorny Road of Honour 光荣的荆棘路Thereisanoldfairytale:"TheThornyRoadofHonorwastroddenbyamarksmannamedBryde,towhomcamegreathonoranddignity,butnotuntilaftermanifoldadversitiesandperiloflife."Morethanoneofushadheardthattaleinchildhood,andperhapsreaditinlateryears,
2、andthoughtofhisownunsung"thornyroad"and"manifoldadversities."Romanceandrealityareverynearlyalike,butromancehasitsharmoniousendinghereonearth,whilerealitymoreoftendelaysitandleadsustotimeandeternity.Thehistoryoftheworldisamagiclantern,showinguspictureslidesagain
3、stthedarkbackgroundsoftheages,ofhowthebenefactorsofmankind,themartyrsofprogress,havetroddentheirThornyRoadsofHonor.Fromalltimes,fromalllands,thesepicturesofsplendorcometous;eachpicturelastsamomentonly,yetitisawholelifetimeofstrugglesandtriumphs.Letusglanceatafe
4、wintheranksofthemarytrs(NB=martyrs),thoserankswhichwillneverbefilleduntilearthitselfshallpassaway.Weseeacrowdedtheater!TheCloudsofAristophanesissendingforthtotheaudienceariverofmirthandmockery;thestageofAthensisridiculing,inbothbodyandmind,hermostremarkableman,
5、whowastheshieldanddefenseofthepeopleagainsttheThirtyTyrants.Socrates,whointheheatofbattlerescuedAlcibiadesandXenophon,whosespiritsoaredabovethedeitiesoftheancientworld,ishereinperson.Hehasrisenfromthespectators'benchandhassteppedforward,sothatthemockingAthenian
6、smaydecidewhetherheandthestagecaricatureresembleeachother.Therehestandserectbeforethem,andinhighspiritheishighabovethem.Yougreen,juicy,poisonoushemlock,beyou,andnottheolivetree,theshadowysymbolofthisAthens!SevencitiesclaimedtobethebirthplaceofHomer-thatis,after
7、hewasdead.Butlookathiminhislifetime!Throughthesesamecitieshewanders,recitinghisversesforapittance.Careforthemorrowturnshishairgray.He,mightiestofseers,isblindandalone;andthesharpthornstearthemantleofthekingofpoesy.Hissongsyetlive,andinthemalonelivestillthegodsa
8、ndheroesofoldentimes.Pictureafterpictureleapsforthfromthemorninglandandtheeveningland,farseparatedbytimeandspace,yetallwiththesamethornypath,wherethethistleneverbearsblossom
