诗之灵性The Dexterity of Poetry
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span>,</p><p><span word="Poetry">Poetry</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span>;</p><p>对青年男女来说，</p><p>诗歌如同爱情一样，</p><p>是一种激情。</p><p><span word="but">but</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>,</p><p><span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasing">pleasing</span> <span word="bondage">bondage</span>;<span word="or">or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="relaxes">relaxes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>;</p><p>不过，即使是为诗歌动人心弦的力量萦绕心灵而骄傲的人，</p><p>也很快就必需挣脱诗歌那令人愉悦的束缚;或者这种束缚会自然而然地松懈，</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="cares">cares</span>,</p><p><span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="engrossed">engrossed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="Poetry">Poetry</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span>;</p><p>因为家务占据了头脑，</p><p>事业耗尽了时间。</p><p>如此一来, 诗歌就只是偶尔的消遣了。</p><p><span word="while">while</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>,</p><p><span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span>.</p><p>对那些一生都在追求时髦的人来说，诗歌是一种奢侈的娱乐。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>,</p><p><span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="employments">employments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consolation">consolation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afflictions">afflictions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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