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in me�拭�But no�察�I'll find another way to ask you that。 I wonder if there is 

another way That says it better�察�and means anything。 There is no other way 

that could be worse�拭�I was not asking you�察�it was myself Alone that I was 

asking。   Why   do   I   dip   For   lies�察  �when   there   is   nothing   in   my   well   But 

shining truth�察�you say�拭�How do you know�拭�Truth has a lonely life down 

where   she   lives�察�And   many   a   time�察  �when   she   comes   up   to   breathe�察  �She 

sinks before we seize her�察�and makes ripples。 Possibly you may know no 

more of me Than a few ripples�察�and they may soon be gone�察�Leaving you 

then with all my shining truth Drowned in a shining water�察�and when you 

look   You   may   not   see   me   there�察  �but   something   else   That   never   was   a 



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woman  being yourself。 You say to me my truth is past all drowning�察�And 

safe with you for ever�拭�You know all that�拭�How do you know all that�察�and 

who has told you�拭�You know so much that I'm an atom frightened Because 

you   know   so   little。  And   what   is   this�拭  �You   know   the   luxury   there   is   in 

haunting The blasted thoroughfares of disillusion  If that's your name for 

them  with only ghosts For company�拭�You know that when a woman Is 

blessed�察�or cursed�察�with a divine impatience ��Another name of yours for a 

bad temper�� She must have one at hand on whom to wreak it ��That's what 

you mean�察�whatever the turn you give it���察�Sure of a kindred sympathy�察�and 

thereby Effect   a   mutual   calm�拭�You know  that   wisdom�察 �Given in   vain to 

make a food for those Who are without it�察�will be seen at last�察�And even at 

last only  by  those who  gave  it�察�As one or   more of   the  forgotten   crumbs 

That others leave�拭�You know that men's applause And women's envy savor 

so much of dust That I go hungry�察�having at home no fare But the same 

changeless bread that I   may  swallow Only  with   tears and   prayers�拭�Who 

told you that�拭�You know that if I read�察�and read alone�察�Too many books 

that   no   men   yet   have   written�察  �I  may   go   blind�察 �or  worse�拭   �You    know 

yourself�察�Of all insistent and insidious creatures�察�To be the one to save me�察�

and to guard For me their flaming language�拭�And you know That if I give 

much headway to the whim That's in me never to be quite sure that even 

Through all those years of storm and fire I waited For this one rainy day�察�I 

may go on�察�And on�察�and on alone�察�through smoke and ashes�察�To a cold end�拭�

You know so dismal much As that about me�拭 � 。 。 Well�察�I believe you do。 



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                                      Nimmo 



     Since you remember Nimmo�察�and arrive At such a false and florid and 

far drawn Confusion of odd nonsense�察�I connive No longer�察�though I may 

have led you on。 

     So much is told and heard and told again�察�So many with his legend are 

engrossed�察�That I�察�more sorry now than I was then�察�May live on to be sorry 

for his ghost。 

    You knew him�察�and you must have known his eyes�察 �How deep they 

were�察�and what a velvet light Came out of them when anger or surprise�察�Or 

laughter�察�or Francesca�察�made them bright。 

    No�察�you will not forget such eyes�察�I think�察 �And you say nothing of 

them。 Very well。 I wonder if all history's worth a wink�察�Sometimes�察�or if 

my tale be one to tell。 

     For they began to lose their velvet light�察�Their fire grew dead without 

and   small   within�察  �And    many   of   you   deplored   the   needless   fight   That 

somewhere in the dark there must have been。 

    All   fights   are   needless�察  �when   they're   not   our   own�察  �But   Nimmo   and 

Francesca      never   fought。   Remember       that�察 �and    when    you   are   alone�察�

Remember me  and think what I have thought。 

    Now�察�mind you�察�I say nothing of what was�察�Or never was�察�or could or 

could   not   be�此  �Bring   not   suspicion's   candle   to   the   glass   That   mirrors   a 

friend's face to memory。 

     Of what you see�察�see all�察 �but see no more�察�For what I show you here 

will not be there。 The devil has had his way with paint before�察�And he's an 

artist�察 �and you needn't stare。 

     There was a painter and he painted well�此�He'd paint you Daniel in the 

lions'   den�察  �Beelzebub�察    �Elaine�察  �or  William    Tell。  I'm   coming    back    to 

Nimmo's eyes again。 

     The painter put the devil in those eyes�察�Unless the devil did�察�and there 

he stayed�察�And then the lady fled from paradise�察�And there's your fact。 The 

lady was afraid。 

     She must have been afraid�察�or may have been�察�Of evil in their velvet 



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all the while�察�But sure as I'm a sinner with a skin�察�I'll trust the man as long 

as he can smile。 

     I   trust   him   who   can   smile   and   then   may   live   In   my   heart's   house�察�

where Nimmo is today。 God knows if I have more than men forgive To tell 

him�察�but I played�察�and I shall pay。 

     I knew him then�察�and if I know him yet�察�I know in him�察�defeated and 

estranged�察�The calm of men forbidden to forget The calm of women who 

have loved and changed。 

     But there are ways that are beyond our ways�察�Or he would not be calm 

and she be mute�察�As one by one their lost and empty days Pass   without 

even the warmth of a dispute。 

     God help us all when women think they see�察�God save us when they 

do。 I'm fair�察�but though I know him only as he looks to me�察�I know him�察 �

and I tell Francesca so。 

     And what of Nimmo�拭�Little would you ask Of him�察�could you but see 

him as I can�察�At his bewildered and unfruitful task Of being what he was 

born to be  a man。 

     Better forget that I said anything Of what your tortured memory may 

disclose�察�I know him�察�and your worst remembering Would count as much 

as nothing�察�I suppose。 

     Meanwhile�察�I trust him�察�and I know his way Of trusting me�察�as always 

in his youth。 I'm painting here a better man�察�you say�察�Than I�察�the painter�察�

and you say the truth。 



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                             Peace on Earth 



    He took a frayed hat from his head�察�And ;Peace on Earth; was what he 

said。 ;A morsel out of what you're worth�察�And there we have it�此�Peace on 

Earth。   Not   much�察  �although   a   little   more   Than   what   there   was   on   earth 

before。 I'm as you see�察�I'm Ichabod�察 �But never mind the ways I've trod�察�

I'm sober now�察�so help me God。; 

     I could not pass the fellow by。 ;Do you believe in God�拭─�said I�察 �And 

is there to be Peace on Earth�拭─�

     ;Tonight we celebrate the birth�察─�He said�察 �of One who died for men�察�

The Son   of God�察 �we say。 What then�拭�Your God�察 �or mine�拭  �I'd make   you 

laugh   Were   I   to   tell   you   even   half   That   I   have   learned   of   mine   today 

Where yours would hardly seem to stay。 Could He but follow in and out 

Some anthropoids I know about�察�The God to whom you may have prayed 

Might see a world He never made。; 

     ;Your words are flowing full�察─�said I�察 �But yet they give me no reply�察�

Your fountain might as well be dry。; 

     ;A wiser One than you�察�my friend�察�Would wait and hear me to the end�察�

And   for   His   eyes   a   light   would   shine   Through   this   unpleasant   shell   of 

mine That in your fancy makes of me A Christmas curiosity。 All right�察�I 

might be worse than that�察�And you might now be lying flat�察�I might have 

done it from behind�察�And taken what there was to find。 Don't worry�察�for 

I'm not that kind。 `D

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