Chapter 10 ‘Late Came the God’

LATE came the God, having sent his forerunners¹ who were not regarded —
?Late, but in wrath²;
Saying: ‘The wrong shall be paid, the contempt be rewarded
?On all that she hath.’
He poisoned the blade and struck home, the full bosom³ receiving
The wound and the venom⁴ in one, past cure or relieving.
He made treaty with Time to stand still that the grief might be fresh-Daily renewed and nightly pursued through her soul to her flesh — Mornings of memory, noontides of agony, midnights unslaked for her.
Till the stones of the streets of her Hells and her Paradise ached for her.
So she lived while her body corrupted⁵ upon her.
?And she called on the Night for a sign, and a Sign was allowed.
And she builded an Altar and served by the light of her Vision —
?Alone, without hope of regard or reward, but uncowed.
Resolute⁶, selfless, divine.
?These things she did in Love’s honour . . .

1 forerunners   

n.先驱( forerunner的名词复数 )；开路人；先兆；前兆

参考例句：

• Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll. 乡村音乐无疑是摇滚乐的先导之一。
• Heavy clouds are the forerunners of a storm. 阴云密布是暴风雨的前兆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

3 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

4 venom   

n.毒液，恶毒，痛恨

参考例句：

• The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
• In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上，毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。

5 corrupted   

（使）败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）腐化； 引起（计算机文件等的）错误； 破坏

参考例句：

• The body corrupted quite quickly. 尸体很快腐烂了。
• The text was corrupted by careless copyists. 原文因抄写员粗心而有讹误。

6 resolute   

adj.坚决的，果敢的

参考例句：

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
• The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。