The Satyr

 The Satyr lived in times remote,

A shape half-human and half-goat,

Who, having all Man's faults combined

With a Goat's nature unrefined,

Was not what you would call a bright

Example or a shining light.

Far be it from me to condone¹

The Satyr's sins, yet I must own

I like to think there were a few

Young Satyrs who to Heaven flew,

And when Saint Peter, thunder browed,

Seeing them, cried, "No goats allowed!"

Although the gate slammed quickly to,

Somehow their human halves got through;

Whereat the kindly² saint relented,

And that's how Cherubs³ were invented.

1 condone   

v.宽恕；原谅

参考例句：

• I cannot condone the use of violence.我不能宽恕使用暴力的行为。
• I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.我绝不允许任何导致战争的行为。

2 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

3 cherubs   

小天使，胖娃娃( cherub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The high stern castle was a riot or carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs. 其尾部高耸的船楼上雕满了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、骑士、国王、勇士、美人鱼、天使。
• Angels, Cherubs and Seraphs-Dignity, glory and honor. 天使、小天使、六翼天使－尊严、荣耀和名誉。