The Swan exclaimed: "Leave off! I say—
Be still, you little noisy thing!
What!—dare you challenge me to sing,
When there's no voice, however fine,
Can match the melody of mine?"
(The Linnet warbled on)—"D'ye hear?
I could with one harmonious2 note
And, if I do not choose to try,
Respect my magnanimity."
"I wish," at length the Linnet said,
"I wish, to heaven, the proof were made;
You cannot imagine how I long
To hear that rich and flowing song
I know not who has ever heard."
The Swan essayed to sing, but—whew!
Until the Linnet, it appears,
Took to her wings to save her ears.
'Tis strange when some of learned fame
Will prove their title to the name,
And show how ignorant they are.
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1 impudence | |
n.厚颜无耻;冒失;无礼 | |
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2 harmonious | |
adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的 | |
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3 squeaking | |
v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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4 averred | |
v.断言( aver的过去式和过去分词 );证实;证明…属实;作为事实提出 | |
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5 screeched | |
v.发出尖叫声( screech的过去式和过去分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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vt.破坏,毁坏,弄糟 | |
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