TRUMBULL GALLERY.

 WASHINGTON ON THE BANKS OF THE DELAWARE.

 

’Tis well to gaze upon thee, glorious chief:

There is instruction with thee. There’s no brief

Or fleeting¹ lesson traced on thy calm brow.

A nation’s love is thine. Her prayer is now

Uprising for thy weal. A nation’s life

Is trusted to thy care; and calls thee to the strife².

The mother leaneth on her well tried son

And finds thee never wanting, Washington.

The angry waters leap and roar below.

Danger is on the air—sounds of the mighty³ foe—

Wildness is all around thee. The scathed⁴ oak,

Rent rock—earth ploughed by the death wing’d stroke,

Wind-shriek, storm-gloom, death-chill.

Thou art alone unmoved. Thine eye is still

Proudly undaunted—far darting⁵, fearless, grand,

Flashing with patriot⁶ fire, shielding our father-land.

Thine is no kingly dignity. Thy brow

Wears not so poor a wreath.—The sacred glow

And majesty⁷ of freedom beam around thee there—

Her laurel crown is thine—no other would’st thou wear.

She knows thee, her lov’d worshiper. To guard her shrine⁸

No truer arm the sword has bared, high chief, than thine.

’Tis well to think of thee—thy immortality⁹ how won,

Tried warrior¹⁰, statesman, father, Washington.

Ione.

1 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

2 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 scathed   

v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scathed his opponent's honor with rumors. 他用谣言破坏对手的名誉。 来自互联网

5 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

6 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

7 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

8 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

9 immortality   

n.不死，不朽

参考例句：

• belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
• It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。

10 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。