Chapter 18

 I never gave a lock of hair away

To a man, Dearest, except this to thee,

Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully¹

I ring out to the full brown length and say

“Take it.”  My day of youth went yesterday;

My hair no longer bounds² to my foot’s glee,

Nor plant I it from rose- or myrtle-tree,

As girls do, any more: it only may

Now shade on two pale cheeks the mark of tears,

Taught drooping³ from the head that hangs aside

Through sorrow’s trick.  I thought the funeral-shears

Would take this first, but Love is justified,—

Take it thou,—finding pure, from all those years,

The kiss my mother left here when she died.

1 thoughtfully   

ad.考虑周到地

参考例句：

• She rubbed her chin thoughtfully. 她若有所思地抚摩着下巴。
• The man pulled thoughtfully at his pipe before commenting on our proposal. 那人若有所思地吸了口烟，然后就我们的建议发表自己的见解。

2 bounds   

n.出界；界限；在（某人允许进入的）界限以外；出格的；跳跃( bound的名词复数 )；界限；（球等的）反跳

参考例句：

• What he did went beyond the bounds of law. 他的所作所为已超出了法律允许的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This place is out of bounds to students and troops. 这个地方禁止学生和军人入内。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 drooping   

adj. 下垂的，无力的 动词droop的现在分词

参考例句：

• The drooping willows are waving gently in the morning breeze. 晨风中垂柳袅袅。
• The branches of the drooping willows were swaying lightly. 垂柳轻飘飘地摆动。