第 34 节
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乐乐陶陶 更新:2021-02-20 05:15 字数:9322
Around their party prowled about。
So; when my nurse comes in for me;
Home I return across the sea;
And go to bed with backward looks
At my dear land of Story…books。
Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
THE GARDENER
The gardener does not love to talk;
He makes me keep the gravel walk;
And when he puts his tools away;
He locks the door and takes the key。
Away behind the currant row
Where no one else but cook may go;
Far in the plots; I see him dig;
Old and serious; brown and big。
He digs the flowers; green; red; and blue;
Nor wishes to be spoken to。
He digs the flowers and cuts the hay;
And never seems to want to play。
Silly gardener! summer goes;
And winter comes with pinching toes;
When in the garden bare and brown
You must lay your barrow down。
Well now; and while the summer stays;
To profit by these garden days
O how much wiser you would be
To play at Indian wars with me!
Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
FOREIGN LANDS
Up into the cherry tree
Who should climb but little me?
I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands。
I saw the next door garden lie;
Adorned with flowers; before my eye;
And many pleasant places more
That I had never seen before。
I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking…glass;
The dusty roads go up and down
With people tramping in to town。
If I could find a higher tree;
Farther and farther I should see;
To where the grown…up river slips
Into the sea among the ships;
To where the roads on either hand
Lead onward into fairy land;
Where all the children dine at five;
And all the playthings come alive。
Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
MY BED IS A BOAT
My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor's coat
And starts me in the dark。
At night; I go on board and say
Good night to all my friends on shore;
I shut my eyes and sail away
And see and hear no more。
And sometimes things to bed I take;
As prudent sailors have to do;
Perhaps a slice of wedding…cake;
Perhaps a toy or two。
All night across the dark we steer;
But when the day returns at last;
Safe in my room; beside the pier;
I find my vessel fast。
Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'
THE PEDDLER'S CARAVAN
I wish I lived in a caravan;
With a horse to drive; like a peddler…man!
Where he comes from nobody knows;
Or where he goes to; but on he goes!
His caravan has windows two;
And a chimney of tin; that the smoke comes through;
He has a wife; with a baby brown;
And they go riding from town to town。
Chairs to mend; and delf to sell!
He clashes the basins like a bell;
Tea…trays; baskets ranged in order;
Plates; with alphabets round the border!
The roads are brown; and the sea is green;
But his house is like a bathing…machine;
The world is round; and he can ride;
Rumble and slash; to the other side!
With the peddler…man I should like to roam;
And write a book when I came home;
All the people would read my book;
Just like the Travels of Captain Cook!
William Brighty Rands '1823…1882'
MR。 COGGS
A watch will tell the time of day;
Or tell it nearly; any way;
Excepting when it's overwound;
Or when you drop it on the ground。
If any of our watches stop;
We haste to Mr。 Coggs's shop;
For though to scold us he pretends;
He's quite among our special friends。
He fits a dice…box in his eye;
And takes a long and thoughtful spy;
And prods the wheels; and says; 〃Dear; dear!
More carelessness; I greatly fear。〃
And then he lays the dice…box down
And frowns a most prodigious frown;
But if we ask him what's the time;
He'll make his gold repeater chime。
Edward Verrall Lucas '1868…
THE BUILDING OF THE NEST
They'll come again to the apple tree …
Robin and all the rest …
When the orchard branches are fair to see;
In the snow of the blossoms dressed;
And the prettiest thing in the world will be
The building of the nest。
Weaving it well; so round and trim;
Hollowing it with care; …
Nothing too far away for him;
Nothing for her too fair; …
Hanging it safe on the topmost limb;
Their castle in the air。
Ah! mother bird; you'll have weary days
When the eggs are under your breast;
And shadow may darken the dancing rays
When the wee ones leave the nest;
But they'll find their wings in a glad amaze。
And God will see to the rest。
So come to the trees with all your train
When the apple blossoms blow;
Through the April shimmer of sun and rain;
Go flying to and fro;
And sing to our hearts as we watch again
Your fairy building grow。
Margaret Sangster '1838…1912'
〃THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER〃
From 〃Love in a Village〃
There was a jolly miller once lived on the river Dee;
He danced and sang from morn till night; no lark so blithe as he;
And this the burden of his song forever used to be: …
〃I care for nobody; no not I; if nobody cares for me。
〃I live by my mill; God bless her! she's kindred; child; and wife;
I would not change my station for any other in life;
No lawyer; surgeon; or doctor e'er had a groat from me;
I care for nobody; no not I if nobody cares for me。〃
When spring begins his merry career; oh; how his heart grows gay;
No summer's drought alarms his fear; nor winter's cold decay;
No foresight mars the miller's joy; who's wont to sing and say;
〃Let others toil from year to year; I live from day to day。〃
Thus; like the miller; bold and free; let us rejoice and sing;
The days of youth are made for glee; and time is on the wing;
This song shall pass from me to thee; along the jovial ring;
Let heart and voice and all agree to say; 〃Long live the king。〃
Isaac Bickerstaff ' ? …1812?'
ONE AND ONE
Two little girls are better than one;
Two little boys can double the fun;
Two little birds can build a fine nest;
Two little arms can love mother best。
Two little ponies must go to a span;
Two little pockets has my little man;
Two little eyes to open and close;
Two little ears and one little nose;
Two little elbows; dimpled and sweet;
Two little shoes on two little feet;
Two little lips and one little chin;
Two little cheeks with a rose shut in;
Two little shoulders; chubby and strong;
Two little legs running all day long。
Two little prayers does my darling say;
Twice does he kneel by my side each day;
Two little folded hands; soft and brown;
Two little eyelids cast meekly down;
And two little angels guard him in bed;
〃One at the foot; and one at the head。〃
Mary Mapes Dodge '1831…1905'
A NURSERY SONG
Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout
Are two little goblins black。
Full oft from my house I've driven them out;
But somehow they still come back。
They clamber up to the baby's mouth;
And pull the corners down;
They perch aloft on the baby's brow;
And twist it into a frown。
Chorus:
And one says 〃Must!〃 and t'other says 〃Can't!〃
And one says 〃Shall!〃 and t'other says 〃Shan't!〃
Oh; Peterkin Pout and Gregory Grout;
I pray you now from my house keep out!
But Samuel Smile and Lemuel Laugh
Are two little fairies bright;
They're always ready for fun and chaff;
And sunshine is their delight。
And when they creep into Baby's eyes;
Why; there the sunbeams are;
And when they peep through her rosy lips;
Her laughter rings near and far。
Chorus:
And one says 〃Please!〃 and t'other says 〃Do!〃
And both together say 〃I love you!〃
So; Lemuel Laugh and Samuel Smile;
Come in; my dears; and tarry awhile!
Laura E。 Richards '1850…
A MORTIFYING MISTAKE
I studied my tables over and over; and backward and forward; too;
But I couldn't remember six times nine; and I didn't know what to do;
Till sister told me to play with my doll; and not to bother my head。
〃If you call her 'Fifty…four' for a while; you'll learn it by heart;〃
she said。
So I took my favorite; Mary Ann (though I thought 'twas a dreadful shame
To give such a perfectly lovely child such a perfectly horrid name);
And I called her my dear little 〃Fifty…four〃 a hundred times; till I knew
The answer of six times nine as well as the answer of two times two。
Next day Elizabeth Wigglesworth; who always acts so proud;
Said; 〃Six times nine is fifty…two;〃 and I nearly laughed aloud!
But I wished I hadn't when teacher said; 〃Now; Dorothy; tell if you can。〃
For I thought of my doll and … sakes alive! … I answered; 〃Mary Ann!〃
Anna Maria Pratt '18 …
THE RAGGEDY MAN
O the Raggedy Man! He works fer Pa;
An' he's the goodest man ever you saw!
He comes to our house every day;
An' waters the horses; an' feeds 'em hay;
An' he opens the shed … an' we all ist laugh
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