Thou Strainest Through the Mountain Fern (A fragment)

THOU strainest through the mountain fern,

A most exiguously¹ thin Burn.

For all thy foam², for all thy din³,

Thee shall the pallid⁴ lake inurn,

With well-a-day for Mr. Swin–Burne!

Take then this quarto in thy fin⁵

And, O thou stoker huge and stern,

The whole affair, outside and in,

Burn!

But save the true poetic⁶ kin⁷,

The works of Mr. Robert Burn’

And William Wordsworth upon Tin–Tern!

1 exiguously   

adj.稀少的，微小的

参考例句：

• The rest of the old man's exiguous savings are donated to that boy. 那老人微薄积蓄中的剩余部分都捐赠给了那个男孩。 来自辞典例句
• This area undulating hills, vegetation is exiguous, land backbone is thin. 该地区山峦起伏，植被稀少，土地脊薄。 来自互联网

2 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

3 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

4 pallid   

adj.苍白的，呆板的

参考例句：

• The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

5 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

6 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

7 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。