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MAIDEN！ with the meek¹ brown eyes

In whose orbs² a shadow lies

Like the dusk in evening skies！

Thou whose locks outshine the sun

Golden tresses wreathed in one

As the braided streamlets run！

Standing³ with reluctant feet

Where the brook⁴ and river meet

Womanhood and childhood fleet！

Gazing with a timid glance

On the brooklet's swift advance

On the river's broad expanse！

Deep and still that gliding⁵ stream

Beautiful to thee must seem

As the river of a dream.

Then why pause with indecision

When bright angels in thy vision

Beckon⁶ thee to fields Elysian？

Seest thou shadows sailing by

As the dove with startled eye

Sees the falcon's shadow fly？

Hearest thou voices on the shore

That our ears perceive no more

Deafened⁷ by the cataract's roar？

Oh thou child of many prayers！

Life hath quicksands Life hath snares⁸！

Care and age come unawares！

Like the swell⁹ of some sweet tune¹⁰

Morning rises into noon

May glides¹¹ onward¹² into June.

Childhood is the bough¹³ where slumbered¹⁴

Birds and blossoms many numbered；—

Age that bough with snows encumbered¹⁵.

Gather then each flower that grows

When the young heart overflows¹⁶

To embalm¹⁷ that tent of snows.

Bear a lily in thy hand；

Gates of brass¹⁸ cannot withstand

One touch of that magic wand.

Bear through sorrow wrong and ruth

In thy heart the dew of youth

On thy lips the smile of truth.

O that dew like balm shall steal

Into wounds that cannot heal

Even as sleep our eyes doth seal；

And that smile like sunshine dart¹⁹

Into many a sunless heart

For a smile of God thou art.

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1 meek
adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的
参考例句：
He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。 The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。

2 orbs
abbr.off-reservation boarding school 在校寄宿学校n.球，天体，圆形物( orb的名词复数 )
参考例句：
So strange did It'seem that those dark wild orbs were ignorant of the day. 那双狂热的深色眼珠竟然没有见过天日，这似乎太奇怪了。来自辞典例句 HELPERKALECGOSORB01.wav-> I will channel my power into the orbs! Be ready! 我会把我的力量引导进宝珠里！准备！来自互联网

3 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 brook
n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让
参考例句：
In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。 The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

5 gliding
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的
参考例句：
Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。 The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

6 beckon
v.(以点头或打手势)向...示意，召唤
参考例句：
She crooked her finger to beckon him.她勾勾手指向他示意。 The wave for Hawaii beckon surfers from all around the world.夏威夷的海浪吸引着世界各地的冲浪者前来。

7 deafened
使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 )；使隔音
参考例句：
A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life. 耳朵上挨的一记猛击使他耳聋了一辈子。 The noise deafened us. 嘈杂声把我们吵聋了。

8 snares
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 )；圈套；诱人遭受失败（丢脸、损失等）的东西；诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉，诱陷，陷害( snare的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them. 他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。来自《简明英汉词典》 I am myself fallen unawares into the snares of death. 我自己不知不觉跌进了死神的陷阱。来自辞典例句

9 swell
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。 His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

10 tune
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。 The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

11 glides
n.滑行( glide的名词复数 )；滑音；音渡；过渡音v.滑动( glide的第三人称单数 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机）滑翔
参考例句：
The new dance consists of a series of glides. 这种新舞蹈中有一连串的滑步。来自《简明英汉词典》 The stately swan glides gracefully on the pond. 天鹅在池面上优美地游动。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 onward
adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先
参考例句：
The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。 He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

13 bough
n.大树枝，主枝
参考例句：
I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。 Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

14 slumbered
微睡，睡眠（slumber的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The baby slumbered in his cradle. 婴儿安睡在摇篮中。 At that time my virtue slumbered; my evil, kept awake by ambition. 就在那时，我的善的一面睡着了，我的邪恶面因野心勃勃而清醒着。

15 encumbered
v.妨碍，阻碍，拖累( encumber的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。 The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts. 狭窄的码头被数百辆手推车堵得水泄不通。来自辞典例句

16 overflows
v.溢出，淹没( overflow的第三人称单数 )；充满；挤满了人；扩展出界，过度延伸
参考例句：
He always fills his glass till it overflows. 他总是把杯子斟得很满。来自《简明英汉词典》 A distributary overflows its banks. 分流水溢出河岸。来自辞典例句

17 embalm
v.保存（尸体）不腐
参考例句：
The Egyptians used to embalm the bodies of their dead kings and queens.埃及人以前用药物保存国王和王后的尸体。 His body was embalmed.他的尸体进行了防腐处理。

18 brass
n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器
参考例句：
Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。 Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

19 dart
v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲
参考例句：
The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。 Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

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