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The Song of the Shadowy Female

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My Garments shall be woven of sighs and heart-broken lamentations：

The misery¹ of unhappy Families shall be drawn² out into its border，

Wrought³ with the needle， with dire⁴ sufferings， poverty， pain， and woe⁵，

Along the rocky Island and thence throughout the whole Earth.

There shall be the sick Father and his starving Family； there

The Prisoner in the stone Dungeon⁶， and the Slave at the Mill.

I will have writings written all over it in Human words，

That every Infant that is born upon the Earth shall read

And get by rote⁷， as a hard task of a life of sixty years.

I will have Kings inwoven upon it， and Counsellors and Mighty⁸ Men：

The Famine shall clasp it together with buckles⁹ and clasps，

And the Pestilence¹⁰ shall be its fringe， and the War its girdle；

To divide into Rahab and Tirzah， that Milton may come to our tents.

For I will put on the Human Form， and take the Image of God，

Even Pity and Humanity； but my clothing shall be Cruelty.

And I will put on Holiness as a breastplate and as a helmet.

And all my ornaments¹¹ shall be of the gold of broken hearts，

And the precious stones of anxiety and care， and desperation and death，

And repentance¹² for sin， and sorrow， and punishment and fear；

To defend me from thy terrors， O Orc！ my only belovèd！

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1 misery
n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦
参考例句：
Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。 He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

2 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 wrought
v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的
参考例句：
Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。 It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

4 dire
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。 We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

5 woe
n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句：
Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。 A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

6 dungeon
n.地牢，土牢
参考例句：
They were driven into a dark dungeon.他们被人驱赶进入一个黑暗的地牢。 He was just set free from a dungeon a few days ago.几天前，他刚从土牢里被放出来。

7 rote
n.死记硬背，生搬硬套
参考例句：
Learning by rote is discouraged in this school.这所学校不鼓励死记硬背的学习方式。 He recited the poem by rote.他强记背诵了这首诗。

8 mighty
adj.强有力的；巨大的
参考例句：
A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。 The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

9 buckles
搭扣，扣环( buckle的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes. 她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。 When the plate becomes unstable, it buckles laterally. 当板失去稳定时，就发生横向屈曲。

10 pestilence
n.瘟疫
参考例句：
They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.他们因那年严冬的饥饿与瘟疫而折磨得发狂。 A pestilence was raging in that area. 瘟疫正在那一地区流行。

11 ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。 Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。来自《简明英汉词典》

12 repentance
n.懊悔
参考例句：
He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。 Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。

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