To one who has been long in city pent－shindar1016

To one who has been long in city pent
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To one who has been long in city pent
'Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven,---to breathe a prayer
Full in the smile of the blue firmament,
Who is more happy,when, with heart's content,
Fatigued he sinks into some pleasant lair
Of wavy grass, and reads a debonair
And gentle tale of love and languishment?
Returning home at evening, with an ear
Catching the notes of Philimel, --an eye
Watching the sailing cloudlet's bright career,
He mourns the day so soon has glided by:
E'en like the passage of an angel's tear
That falls through the clear ether silently.

「對於一個久居城市的人」
對於一個久居城市的人，
看看天空的明媚的笑容，
對著蔚藍的蒼穹的微笑
低低發生禱告，多麼怡情！
他可以滿意地，懶懶躺在
一片青草波浪裡，讀著
溫情而憂鬱的愛情小說，
有什麼能比這個更愉快？
傍晚回家了，一面用耳朵
聽夜鶯的歌唱，一面觀看
流雲在空中燦爛地飄過
他會哀悼白天這樣短暫
他竟像天使的淚珠，滑落
清朗的氣層，默默地不見。