Lo, Now, My Guest

LO, now, my guest, if aught amiss were said,

Forgive it and dismiss it from your head.

For me, for you, for all, to close the date,

Pass now the ev’ning sponge across the slate¹;

And to that spirit of forgiveness keep

Which is the parent and the child of sleep.

1 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？