In the Old Age of the Soul_艾茲拉·庞德

In the Old Age of the Soul

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I do not choose to dream; there cometh on me
Some strange old lust¹ for deeds.
As to the nerveless hand of some old warrior
The sword-hilt or the war-worn wonted helmet
Brings momentary² life and long-fled cunning,
So to my soul grown old -
Grown old with many a jousting³, many a foray,
Grown old with namy a hither-coming and hence-going -
Till now they send him dreams and no more deed;
So doth he flame again with might for action,
Forgetful of the council of elders,
Forgetful that who rules doth no more battle,
Forgetful that such might no more cleaves⁴ to him
So doth he flame again toward valiant⁵ doing.

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1 lust
n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望
参考例句：
He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。 Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

2 momentary
adj.片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的
参考例句：
We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。 I caught a momentary glimpse of them.我瞥了他们一眼。

3 jousting
（骑士）骑马用长矛比武( joust的现在分词 )
参考例句：
The players happily jousting inside the castle walls didn't see the moat outside widening. 玩家在城墙上幸福地战斗的时候，没有注意到护城河已经开始扩张了。

4 cleaves
v.劈开，剁开，割开( cleave的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
This wood cleaves easily. 这木材好劈。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 The water cleaves the banks away like a knife. 河水象一把刀似的，把两岸削掉。来自辞典例句

5 valiant
adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人
参考例句：
He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。 Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

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