Chapter 26

 Thou leanest to the shell of night,

    Dear lady, a divining ear.

In that soft choiring of delight

    What sound hath made thy heart to fear?

Seemed it of rivers rushing forth¹

From the grey deserts of the north?

 

    That mood of thine, O timorous²,

Is his, if thou but scan it well,

    Who a mad tale bequeaths to us

At ghosting hour conjurable—

    And all for some strange name he read

    In Purchas or in Holinshed.

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 timorous   

adj.胆怯的，胆小的

参考例句：

• She is as timorous as a rabbit.她胆小得像只兔子。
• The timorous rabbit ran away.那只胆小的兔子跑开了。