II From the spot my spirit springs into space

 From the spot my spirit springs into space,

The while my body sleeping lies;

My ghost is gone in God's good grace,

Adventuring mid¹ mysteries;

I know not what might be the place,

But I looked where tall cliffs cleave² the skies,

Toward a forest I turned my face,

Where ranks of radiant rocks arise.

A man might scarce believe his eyes,

Such gleaming glory was from them sent;

No woven web may men devise

Of half such wondrous³ beauties blent.

In beauty shone each fair hillside

With crystal cliffs in shining row,

While bright woods everywhere abide⁴,

Their boles as blue as indigo⁵;

Like silver clear the leaves spread wide,

That on each spray thick-quivering grow;

If a flash of light across them glide⁶

With shimmering⁷ sheen they gleam and glow;

The gravel⁸ on the ground below

Seemed precious pearls of Orient;

The sunbeams did but darkling show

So gloriously those beauties blent.

The beauty of the hills so fair

Made me forget my sufferings;

I breathed fruit fragrance⁹ fine and rare,

As if I fed on unseen things;

Brave birds fly through the woodland there,

Of flaming hues¹⁰, and each one sings;

With their mad mirth may not compare

Cithern nor gayest citole-strings;

For when those bright birds beat their wings,

They sing together, all content;

Keen joy to any man it brings

To hear and see such beauties blent.

So beautiful was all the wood

Where, guided forth¹¹ by Chance, I strayed,

There is no tongue that fully¹² could

Describe it, though all men essayed.

Onward¹³ I walked in merriest mood

Nor any highest hill delayed

My feet. Far through the forest stood

The plain with fairest trees arrayed,

Hedges and slopes and rivers wide,

Like gold thread their banks' garnishment¹⁴;

And when I won the waterside,

Dear Lord! what wondrous beauties blent!

The beauties of that stream were steep,

All-radiant banks of beryl bright;

Sweet-sighing did the water sweep,

With murmuring music running light;

Within its bed fair stones lay deep;

As if through glass they glowed, as white

As streaming stars when tired men sleep

Shine in the sky on a winter night.

Pure emerald even the pebbles¹⁵ seemed,

Sapphire¹⁶, or other gems¹⁷ that lent

Luster¹⁸, till all the water gleamed

With the glory of such beauties blent.

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 cleave   

v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋

参考例句：

• It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。
• Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。

3 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

4 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

5 indigo   

n.靛青，靛蓝

参考例句：

• The sky was indigo blue,and a great many stars were shining.天空一片深蓝，闪烁着点点繁星。
• He slipped into an indigo tank.他滑落到蓝靛桶中。

6 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

7 shimmering   

v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。
• The colours are delicate and shimmering. 这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。 来自辞典例句

8 gravel   

n.砂跞；砂砾层；结石

参考例句：

• We bought six bags of gravel for the garden path.我们购买了六袋碎石用来铺花园的小路。
• More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

9 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

10 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

11 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。

12 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

13 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

14 garnishment   

n.装饰，装饰品

参考例句：

• She finally buy the cake with the most beautiful garnishment. 她最后买下了装饰最漂亮的那个蛋糕。 来自互联网

15 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

16 sapphire   

n.青玉，蓝宝石；adj.天蓝色的

参考例句：

• Now let us consider crystals such as diamond or sapphire.现在让我们考虑象钻石和蓝宝石这样的晶体。
• He left a sapphire ring to her.他留给她一枚蓝宝石戒指。

17 gems   

growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长

参考例句：

• a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

18 luster   

n.光辉；光泽，光亮；荣誉

参考例句：

• His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光。
• Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力，增加纤维的光泽。