贝壳电子书 > 英文原著电子书 > the home book of verse-1 >

第38章

the home book of verse-1-第38章

小说: the home book of verse-1 字数: 每页4000字

按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!




All up and down among the sheets;

Or brought my trees and houses out;

And planted cities all about。



I was the giant great and still

That sits upon the pillow…hill;

And sees before him; dale and plain;

The pleasant land of counterpane。



Robert Louis Stevenson '1850…1894'





THE LAND OF STORY…BOOKS



At evening when the lamp is lit;

Around the fire my parents sit;

They sit at home and talk and sing;

And do not play at anything。



Now; with my little gun; I crawl

All in the dark along the wall;

And follow round the forest track

Away behind the sofa back。



There; in the night; where none can spy;

All in my hunter's camp I lie;

And play at books that I have read

Till it is time to go to bed。



These are the hills; these are the woods;

These are my starry solitudes;

And there the river by whose brink

The roaring lions come to drink。



I see the others far away

As if in firelit camp they lay;

And I; like to an Indian scout;

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。




返回目录 上一页 下一页 回到顶部 0 0

你可能喜欢的