The Departure of Summer.

Summer is gone on swallows’ wings,

And Earth has buried all her flowers:

No more the lark¹ — the linnet — sings,

But Silence sits in faded bowers².

There is a shadow on the plain

Of Winter ere he comes again —

There is in woods a solemn sound

Of hollow warnings whisper’d round,

As Echo in her deep recess³

For once had turn’d a prophetess.

Shuddering⁴ Autumn stops to list,

And breathes his fear in sudden sighs,

With clouded face, and hazel eyes

That quench⁵ themselves, and hide in mist.

Yes, Summer’s gone like pageant⁶ bright;

Its glorious days of golden light

Are gone — the mimic⁷ suns that quiver,

Then melt in Time’s dark-flowing river.

Gone the sweetly-scented breeze

That spoke⁸ in music to the trees;

Gone — for damp and chilly⁹ breath,

As if fresh blown o’er marble seas,

Or newly from the lungs of Death.

Gone its virgin¹⁰ roses’ blushes,

Warm as when Aurora¹¹ rushes

Freshly from the God’s embrace,

With all her shame upon her face.

Old Time hath laid them in the mould;

Sure he is blind as well as old,

Whose hand relentless¹² never spares

Young cheeks so beauty-bright as theirs!

Gone are the flame-eyed lovers now

From where so blushing-blest they tarried

Under the hawthorn’s blossom-bough,

Gone; for Day and Night are married.

All the light of love is fled:—

Alas¹³! that negro breasts should hide

The lips that were so rosy¹⁴ red,

At morning and at even-tide!

Delightful¹⁵ Summer! then adieu

Till thou shalt visit us anew:

But who without regretful sigh

Can say, adieu, and see thee fly?

Not he that e’er hath felt thy pow’r.

His joy expanding like a flow’r,

That cometh after rain and snow,

Looks up at heaven, and learns to glow:—

Not he that fled from Babel-strife

To the green sabbath-land of life,

To dodge¹⁷ dull Care ‘mid clustered trees,

And cool his forehead in the breeze —

Whose spirit, weary-worn perchance,

Shook from its wings a weight of grief,

And perch’d upon an aspen leaf,

For every breath to make it dance.

Farewell! — on wings of sombre stain,

That blacken in the last blue skies,

Thou fly’st; but thou wilt¹⁸ come again

On the gay wings of butterflies.

Spring at thy approach will sprout¹⁹

Her new Corinthian beauties out,

Leaf-woven homes, where twitter-words

Will grow to songs, and eggs to birds;

Ambitious buds shall swell²⁰ to flowers,

And April smiles to sunny hours,

Bright days shall be, and gentle nights

Full of soft breath and echo-lights,

As if the god of sun-time kept

His eyes half-open while he slept.

Roses shall be where roses were,

Not shadows, but reality;

As if they never perished there,

But slept in immortality²¹:

Nature shall thrill with new delight,

And Time’s relumined river run

Warm as young blood, and dazzling bright,

As if its source were in the sun!

But say, hath Winter then no charms?

Is there no joy, no gladness warms

His aged²² heart? no happy wiles²³

To cheat the hoary²⁴ one to smiles?

Onward²⁵ he comes — the cruel North

Pours his furious whirlwind forth²⁶

Before him — and we breathe the breath

Of famish’d bears that howl to death.

Onward he comes from the rocks that blanch²⁷

O’er solid streams that never flow:

His tears all ice, his locks all snow,

Just crept from some huge avalanche²⁸ —

A thing half-breathing and half-warm,

As if one spark began to glow

Within some statue’s marble form,

Or pilgrim stiffened²⁹ in the storm.

Oh! will not Mirth’s light arrows fail

To pierce that frozen coat of mail?

Oh! will not joy but strive in vain

To light up those glazed³⁰ eyes again?

No! take him in, and blaze the oak,

And pour the wine, and warm the ale;

His sides shall shake to many a joke,

His tongue shall thaw³¹ in many a tale,

His eyes grow bright, his heart be gay,

And even his palsy charm’d away.

What heeds³² he then the boisterous³³ shout

Of angry winds that scowl³⁴ without,

Like shrewish wives at tavern³⁵ door?

What heeds he then the wild uproar³⁶

Of billows bursting on the shore?

In dashing waves, in howling breeze,

There is a music that can charm him;

When safe, and sheltered, and at ease,

He hears the storm that cannot harm him.

But hark! those shouts! that sudden din¹⁶

Of little hearts that laugh within.

Oh! take him where the youngsters play,

And he will grow as young as they!

They come! they come! each blue-eyed Sport,

The Twelfth-Night King and all his court —

’Tis Mirth fresh crown’d with misletoe!

Music with her merry fiddles³⁷,

Joy “on light fantastic toe,”

Wit with all his jests and riddles³⁸,

Singing and dancing as they go.

And Love, young Love, among the rest,

A welcome — nor unbidden guest.

But still for Summer dost thou grieve?

Then read our Poets — they shall weave

A garden of green fancies still,

Where thy wish may rove at will.

They have kept for after-treats

The essences of summer sweets,

And echoes of its songs that wind

In endless music through the mind:

They have stamp’d in visible traces

The “thoughts that breathe,” in words that shine —

The flights of soul in sunny places —

To greet and company with thine.

These shall wing thee on to flow’rs —

The past or future, that shall seem

All the brighter in thy dream

For blowing in such desert hours.

The summer never shines so bright

As thought-of in a winter’s night;

And the sweetest loveliest rose

Is in the bud before it blows;

The dear one of the lover’s heart

Is painted to his longing³⁹ eyes,

In charms she ne’er can realize —

But when she turns again to part.

Dream thou then, and bind⁴⁰ thy brow

With wreath of fancy roses now,

And drink of Summer in the cup

Where the Muse⁴¹ hath mix’d it up;

The “dance, and song, and sun-burnt mirth,”

With the warm nectar of the earth:

Drink! ’twill glow in every vein⁴²,

And thou shalt dream the winter through:

Then waken to the sun again,

And find thy Summer Vision true!

1 lark   

n.云雀，百灵鸟；n.嬉戏，玩笑；vi.嬉戏

参考例句：

• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。

2 bowers   

n.（女子的）卧室( bower的名词复数 )；船首锚；阴凉处；鞠躬的人

参考例句：

• If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的，那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网

3 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

4 shuddering   

v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动

参考例句：

• 'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕，”她发着抖，说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤，深深吸了口气。 来自飘（部分）

5 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

6 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

7 mimic   

v.模仿，戏弄；n.模仿他人言行的人

参考例句：

• A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
• He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

10 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

11 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

12 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

13 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

14 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

15 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

16 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。

17 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。

18 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

19 sprout   

n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条

参考例句：

• When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
• It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。

20 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

21 immortality   

n.不死，不朽

参考例句：

• belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
• It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。

22 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

23 wiles   

n.（旨在欺骗或吸引人的）诡计，花招；欺骗，欺诈( wile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• All her wiles were to persuade them to buy the goods. 她花言巧语想打动他们买这些货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The woman used all her wiles to tempt him into following her. 那女人用尽了自己的诱骗本领勾引着他尾随而去。 来自《用法词典》

24 hoary   

adj.古老的；鬓发斑白的

参考例句：

• They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
• Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。

25 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

26 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

27 blanch   

v.漂白；使变白；使(植物)不见日光而变白

参考例句：

• We blanch almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water.我们把杏仁泡在沸水中去皮弄成白色。
• To blanch involves plunging food into boiling water,usually very quickly.漂白是将食物放进开水里，通常非常快。

28 avalanche   

n.雪崩，大量涌来

参考例句：

• They were killed by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps.他们在瑞士阿尔卑斯山的一次雪崩中罹难。
• Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处积雪随时都会崩塌。

29 stiffened   

加强的

参考例句：

• He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去，这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
• She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。

30 glazed   

adj.光滑的，像玻璃的；上过釉的；呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式)；上釉于，上光；（目光）变得呆滞无神

参考例句：

• eyes glazed with boredom 厌倦无神的眼睛
• His eyes glazed over at the sight of her. 看到她时，他的目光就变得呆滞。 来自《简明英汉词典》

31 thaw   

v.（使）融化，（使）变得友善；n.融化，缓和

参考例句：

• The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
• The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。

32 heeds   

n.留心，注意，听从( heed的名词复数 )v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You should never fight the band that heeds you. 从来不要攻击那些注意你行动的帮伙们。 来自互联网
• He who ignores discipline and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. 弃绝管教的、必致贫受辱．领受责备的、必得尊荣。 来自互联网

33 boisterous   

adj.喧闹的，欢闹的

参考例句：

• I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
• The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。

34 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

35 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

36 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

37 fiddles   

n.小提琴( fiddle的名词复数 )；欺诈；（需要运用手指功夫的）细巧活动；当第二把手v.伪造( fiddle的第三人称单数 )；篡改；骗取；修理或稍作改动

参考例句：

• He fiddles with his papers on the table. 他抚弄着桌子上那些报纸。 来自辞典例句
• The annual Smithsonian Festival of American Folk Life celebrates hands-hands plucking guitars and playing fiddles. 一年一度的美国民间的“史密斯索尼安节”是赞美人的双手的节日--弹拔吉他的手，演奏小提琴的手。 来自辞典例句

38 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

39 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

40 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

41 muse   

n.缪斯（希腊神话中的女神），创作灵感

参考例句：

• His muse had deserted him,and he could no longer write.他已无灵感，不能再写作了。
• Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.很多报纸都在揣测总统的命运。

42 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。