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nus and adonis(维纳斯和阿多尼斯)-第7章

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patron of all light; 

       From whom each lamp and shining star doth borrow The beauteous 

influence that makes him bright; There lives a son that suck'd an earthly 

mother; May lend thee light; as thou dost lend to other' 

     This said; she hasteth to a myrtle grove; 

       Musing   the   morning   is   so   much   o'erworn;   And   yet   she   hears   no 

tidings of her love; She hearkens for his hounds and for his horn: 

       Anon she hears them chant it lustily; And all in haste she coasteth to 

the cry。 

     And as she runs; the bushes in the way Some catch her by the neck; 

some kiss her face; 

       Some   twine   about   her   thigh   to   make   her   stay:   She   wildly   breaketh 

from their strict embrace; Like a milch doe; whose swelling dugs do ache; 

Hasting to feed her fawn hid in some brake。 

     By this she hears the hounds are at a bay; Whereat she starts; like one 

that   spies   an   adder   Wreath'd   up   in   fatal   folds   just   in   his   way;   The   fear 

whereof doth make him shake and shudder; Even so the timorous yelping 

of the hounds 

       Appals her senses; and her spirit confounds。 

     For now she knows it is no gentle chase; But the blunt boar; rough bear; 

or lion proud; 

       Because   the   cry   remaineth   in   one   place;   Wilere   fearfully   the   dogs 

exclaim aloud: Finding their enemy to be so curst; They all strain courtesy 

who shall cope him first。 

     This dismal cry rings sadly in her ear; 

       Througll   which   it   enters   to   surprise   her   heart;   Who;   overcome   by 

doubt   and   bloodless   fear;   With   cold…pale   weakness   numbs   each   feeling 



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part; Like soldiers; when their captain once doth yield; They basely fly and 

dare not stay the field。 

     Thus   stands   she   in   a   trembling   ecstasy;   Till;   cheering   up   her   senses 

sore dismay'd; 

       She tells them 'tis a causeless fantasy; And childish error; that they are 

afraid; Bids them leave   quaking; bids them fear   no more: And with   that 

word she spied the hunted boar; 

     Whose frothy mouth bepainted all with red; 

       Like   milk   and   blood   being   mingled   both   together;   A   second   fear 

through   all   her   sinews   spread;   Which   madly   hurries   her   she   knows   not 

whither: 

       This way she runs; and now she will no further; But back retires to 

rate the boar for murther。 

     A thousand spleens bear her a thousand ways; She treads the path that 

she untreads again; 

       Her more than haste is mated with delays; Like the proceedings of a 

drunken brain; Full of respects; yet nought at all respecting; In hand with 

all things; nought at all effecting。 

     Here kennel'd in a brake she finds a hound; l 

       And asks the weary caitiff for his master; And there another licking of 

his wound; Gainst venom'd sores the only sovereign plaster; 

       And   here   she   meets   another   sadly   scowling;   To   whom   she   speaks; 

and he replies with howling。 

     When   he   hath   ceas'd   his   ill…resounding   noise;   Another   flap…mouth'd 

mourner; black and grim; 

       Against the welkin volleys out his voice; Another and another answer 

him;    Clapping      their  proud    tails  to  the   ground    below;    Shaking     their 

scratch'd ears; bleeding as they go。 

     Look; how the world's poor people are amaz'd 

       At apparitions; signs; and prodigies; Whereon with fearful eyes they 

long have gaz'd; Infusing them with dreadful prophecies; 

       So she at these sad sighs draws up her breath; And; sighing it again; 

exclaims on Death。 

     'Hard…favour'd tyrant; ugly; meagre; lean; 



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       Hateful   divorce   of   love;'thus   chides   she   Death;   'Grim…grinning 

ghost; earth's worm; what dost thou mean To stifle beauty and to steal his 

breath; Who   when he liv'd; his   breath   and   beauty  set   Gloss   on   the   rose; 

smell to the violet? 

     'If   he   be   dead;   O   no!   it   cannot   be;   Seeing   his   beauty;   thou   shouldst 

strike at it; O yes! it may; thou hast no eyes to see; But hatefully at random 

dost thou hit。 

       Thy   mark   is   feeble   age;   but   thy   false   dart   Mistakes   that   aim   and 

cleaves an infant's heart。 

     'Hadst thou but bid beware; then he had spoke; And; hearing him; thy 

power had lost his power。 

       The   Destinies   will   curse   thee   for   this   stroke;   They   bid   thee   crop   a 

weed; thou pluck'st a flower。 Love's golden arrow at him shoull have fled; 

And not Death's ebon dart; to strike him dead。 

     'Dost thou drink tears; that thou provok'st such weeping? What may a 

heavy   groan   advantage   thee?   Why   hast   thou   cast   into   eternal   sleeping 

Those eyes that taught all other eyes to see? 

       Now Nature cares not for thy  mortal vigour Since   her best work   is 

ruin'd with thy rigour。' 

     Here overcome; as one full of despair; She vail'd her eyelids; who; like 

sluices; stopp'd 

       The crystal tide that from her two cheeks fair In the sweet channel of 

her bosom dropp'd But through the flood…gates breaks the silver rain; And 

with his strong course opens them again。 

     O! how her eyes and tears did lend and borrow; Her eyes seen in the 

tears;    tears  in  her   eye;   Both    crystals;   where     they   view'd    each   other's 

sorrow; Sorrow that friendly sighs sought still to dry; 

       But   like   a   stormy   day;   now   wind;   now   rain;   Sighs   dry   her   cheeks; 

tears make them wet again。 

     Variable passions throng her constant woe; As striving who should best 

become her grief; 

       All   entertain'd;   each   passion   labours   so;   That   every   present   sorrow 

seemeth   chief;   But   none   is   best;   then   join   they   all   together;   Like   many 

clouds consulting for foul weather。 



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     By this; far off she hears some huntsman holloa; A nurse's song no'er 

pleas'd her babe so well: The dire imagination she did follow This sound 

of hope doth labour to expel; 

       For now reviving joy bids her rejoice; And flatters her it is Adonis' 

voice。 

     Whereat her tears began to turn their tide; Being prison'd in her eye; 

like pearls in glass; 

       Yet sometimes falls an orient drop beside; Which her cheek melts; as 

scorning it should pass To wash the foul face of the sluttish ground; Who 

is but drunken when she seemeth drown'd。 

     O hard…believing love! how strange it seems 

       Not to believe; and yet too credulous; Thy weal and woe are both of 

them extremes; Despair and hope make thee ridiculous: 

       The one doth flatter thee in thoughts unlikely; In likely thoughts the 

other kills thee quickly。 

     Now she unweaves the web that she hath wrought; Adonis lives; and 

Death is not to blame; 

       It was not she that call'd him all to naught; Now she adds honours to 

his   hateful   name;   She   clepes   him   king   of   graves;   and   grave   for   kings; 

Imperious supreme of all mortal things。 

     'No; no;' quoth she; 'sweet Death; I did but jest; Yet pardon me; I felt a 

kind of fear Whenas I met the boar; that bloody beast; Which knows no 

pity; but is still severe; 

       Then; gentle shadow;truth I must confess I rail'd on thee; fearing 

my love's decease。 

     'Tis   not   my  fault:   the  boar  provok'd   my   tongue;   Be  wreak'd   on   him; 

invisible commander; 

       'Tis he; foul creature; that hath done thee wrong; I did but act; he 's 

author   of   my   slander:   Grief   hath   two   tongues:   and   never   woman   yet; 

Could rule them both without ten women's wit。' 

     Thus hoping that Adonis is alive

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