Who loves but what he sees with eye,
And it were a discourteous1 phrase
To say our Lord would make a lie,
Who surely pledged thy soul to raise,
Though fate should cause thy flesh to die.
Believing only what is nigh;
That a good man may ill assume,
To hold no matter trustworthy
"Whate'er thy doom, dost thou complain
As man should speak to God most high?
'T were best, methinks, for leave to apply.
Even so, perchance, thou pleadest in vain.
Across this water thou wouldst fly,—
In Paradise 't was ruined by
Our forefather8. Now in the womb
Ere God on this bank gives his doom."
"Doom me not, sweet, to my old fears
And pain again wherein I pine.
My pearl that, long, long lost, appears,
Shall I again forego, in fine?
Meet it, and miss it through more years?
Thou hast hurt me with that threat of thine.
For what serves treasure but for tears,
I reck not how my days decline,
Though far from earth my soul seek room,
Parted from that dear pearl of mine.
She answered: "Wherefore thinkst thou so?
For pain of parting with the less,
Man often lets the greater go.
'T were better thou thy fate shouldst bless,
For anger wins not happiness;
Who must, shall bear; bend thy pride low;
For though thou mayst dance to and fro,
When thou canst stir not, swift nor slow,
At last, thou must endure His doom."
He will not turn one foot aside;
Thy good deeds mount up but in vain,
Seek His compassion21 safe and wide,
Thy prayer His pity may obtain,
Till Mercy all her might have tried.
And lightly lift away thy gloom;
For, be thou sore or satisfied,
All is for Him to deal and doom."
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1 discourteous | |
adj.不恭的,不敬的 | |
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adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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n.偏见,偏执,持偏见的行为[态度]等 | |
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n.厄运,劫数;v.注定,命定 | |
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n.(活动等)领域,范围;领地,势力范围 | |
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vt.达到,获得,完成 | |
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n.祖先;前辈 | |
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adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的 | |
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v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损 | |
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vi.颁发命令;vt.命令,授以圣职,注定,任命 | |
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n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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