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The Battle-Field

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ONCE this soft turf this rivulet's sands

Were trampled¹ by a hurrying crowd

And fiery² hearts and armèd hands

Encountered in the battle-cloud.

Ah！ never shall the land forget

How gushed³ the life-blood of her brave—

Gushed warm with hope and courage yet

Upon the soil they fought to save.

Now all is calm and fresh and still；

Alone the chirp⁴ of flitting bird

And talk of children on the hill

And bell of wandering kine are heard.

No solemn host goes trailing by

The #CCCCFF-mouthed gun and staggering wain；

Men start not at the battle-cry —

O be it never heard again！

Soon rested those who fought； but thou

Who minglest in the harder strife⁵

For truths which men receive not now

Thy warfare⁶ only ends with life.

A friendless warfare！ lingering long

Through weary day and weary year；

A wild and many-weaponed throng⁷

Hang on thy front and flank and rear.

Yet nerve thy spirit to the proof

And blench⁸ not at thy chosen lot

The timid good may stand aloof⁹

The sage¹⁰ may frown—yet faint thou not.

Nor heed¹¹ the shaft¹² too surely cast

The foul¹³ and hissing¹⁴ bolt of scorn；

For with thy side shall dwell at last

The victory of endurance born.

Truth crushed to earth shall rise again；

The eternal years of God are hers；

But Error wounded writhes¹⁵ in pain

And dies among his worshippers.

Yea though thou lie upon the dust

When they who helped thee flee in fear

Die full of hope and manly¹⁶ trust

Like those who fell in battle here.

Another hand thy sword shall wield

Another hand the standard wave

Till from the trumpet's mouth is pealed

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1 trampled
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )；践踏；无视；侵犯
参考例句：
He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。 People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

2 fiery
adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的
参考例句：
She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。 His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

3 gushed
v.喷，涌( gush的过去式和过去分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话
参考例句：
Oil gushed from the well. 石油从井口喷了出来。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Clear water gushed into the irrigational channel. 清澈的水涌进了灌溉渠道。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 chirp
v.(尤指鸟)唧唧喳喳的叫
参考例句：
The birds chirp merrily at the top of tree.鸟儿在枝头欢快地啾啾鸣唱。 The sparrows chirp outside the window every morning.麻雀每天清晨在窗外嘁嘁喳喳地叫。

5 strife
n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争
参考例句：
We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。 Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

6 warfare
n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突
参考例句：
He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。 Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

7 throng
n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集
参考例句：
A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。 The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

8 blench
v.退缩，畏缩
参考例句：
She blenched before her accuser.她在指控者面前畏缩了。 She blenched at the thought of picking up the dead animal.在想到拾起动物尸体时她退缩了。

9 aloof
adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的
参考例句：
Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。 On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。

10 sage
n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的
参考例句：
I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。 The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

11 heed
v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心
参考例句：
You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。 For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

12 shaft
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
参考例句：
He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。 This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

13 foul
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
参考例句：
Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。 What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

14 hissing
n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视动词hiss的现在分词形式
参考例句：
The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。 His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

15 writhes
（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
He pats her kindly on the shoulder. She writhes. 他和和气气地拍拍她的肩膀。她扭动了一下。 A little girl writhes on water face about, I ask what she has incorrect. 一个小女孩在水上翻腾转身，我问她有什麽不对。

16 manly
adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地
参考例句：
The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。 He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

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