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InSouthwark,attheTabard,asIlay
Readytostartuponmypilgrimage
ToCanterbury,fullofdevouthomage,
Therecameatnightfalltothathostelry
Somenineandtwentyinacompany
Ofsundrypersonswhohadchancedtofall
Infellowship,andpilgrimsweretheyall
ThattowardCanterburytownwouldride.
Theroomsandstablesspaciouswereandwide,
Andwellwetherewereeased,andofthebest.
Andbriefly,whenthesunhadgonetorest,
SohadIspokenwiththem,everyone,
ThatIwasoftheirfellowshipanon,
Andmadeagreementthatwe’dearlyrise
Totaketheroad,asyouIwillapprise.
Butnonetheless,whilstIhavetimeandspace,
BeforeyetfartherinthistaleIpace,
Itseemstomeaccordantwithreason
Toinformyouofthestateofeveryone
Ofallofthese,asitappearedtome,
Andwhotheywere,andwhatwastheirdegree,
Andevenhowarrayedthereattheinn;
AndwithaknightthuswillIfirstbegin.
ExcerptfromHamlet
WilliamShakespeare（1564-1616）
Tobe,ornottobe:
thatisthequestion,
Whether’tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer
Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune,
Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,
Andbyopposingendthem.Todie,tosleep;
Nomore;
andbyasleeptosayweend
The
heartache,andthethousandnaturalshocks
Thatfleshisheirto,’tisaconsummation
Devoutlytobewished.Todie,tosleep.
Tosleep,perchancetodream:
ay,there’stherub;
Forinthatsleepofdeathwhatdreamsmaycome
Whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil,
Mustgiveuspause.There’stherespect
Thatmakescalamityofsolonglife;
Forwhowouldbearthewhipsandscornsoftime,
Th’oppressor’swrong,theproudman’scontumely,
Thepangsofdespisedlove,thelaw’sdelay,
Theinsolenceofoffice,andthespurns
Thatpatientmeritofth’unworthytakes,
Whenhehimselfmighthisquietusmake
Withabarebodkin?
Whowouldfardelsbear,
Togruntandsweatunderawearylife,
Butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath,
Theundiscoveredcountryfromwhosebourn
Notravellerreturns,puzzlesthewill,
Andmakesusratherbearthoseillswehave
Thanflytoothersthatweknownotof?
Thusconsciencedoesmakecowardsofusall,
Andthusthenativehueofresolution
Issickliedo’erwiththepalecastofthought,
Andenterprisesofgreatpithandmoment
Withthisregardtheircurrentsturnawry
Andlosethenameofaction
ElegyWritteninaCountryChurchyard
ThomasGray（1716-1771）
THE
Curfewtollstheknellofpartingday,
Thelowingherdwindslowlyo’erthelea,
Theplowmanhomewardplodshiswearyway,
Andleavestheworldtodarknessandtome.
Nowfadestheglimmeringlandscapeonthesight,
Andalltheairasolemnstillnessholds,
Savewherethebeetlewheelshisdroningflight,
Anddrowsytinklingslullthedistantfolds;
Savethatfromyonderivy-mantledtow’r
Themopingowldoestothemooncomplain
Ofsuchas,wand’ringnearhersecretbow’r,
Molestherancientsolitaryreign.
Beneaththoseruggedelms,thatyew-tree’sshade,
Whereheavestheturfinmanyamould’ringheap,
Eachinhisnarrowcellforeverlaid,
TherudeForefathersofthehamletsleep.
Thebreezycallofincense-breathingMorn,
Theswallowtwitt’ringfromthestraw-builtshed,
Thecock’sshrillclarion,ortheechoinghorn,
Nomoreshallrousethemfromtheirlowlybed.
Forthemnomoretheblazinghearthshallburn,
Orbusyhousewifeplyhereveningcare:
Nochildrenruntolisptheirsire’sreturn,
Orclimbhiskneestheenviedkisstoshare.
Oftdidtheharvesttotheirsickleyield,
Theirfurrowoftthestubbornglebehasbroke:
Howjocunddidtheydrivetheirteamafield!
Howbow’dthewoodsbeneaththeirsturdystroke!
LetnotAmbitionmocktheirusefultoil,
Theirhomelyjoys,anddestinyobscure;
NorGrandeurhearwithadisdainfulsmile
Theshortandsimpleannalsofthepoor.
Theboastofheraldry,thepompofpow’r,
Andallthatbeauty,allthatwealthe’ergave,
Awaitsaliketh’inevitablehour:
Thepathsofgloryleadbuttothegrave.
Noryou,yeProud,imputetoThesethefault,
IfMemoryo’ertheirTombnoTrophiesraise,
Wherethroughthelong-drawnaisleandfrettedvault
Thepealinganthemswellsthenoteofpraise.
Canstoriedurnoranimatedbust
Backtoitsmansioncallthefleetingbreath?
CanHonour’svoiceprovokethesilentdust,
OrFlatt’rysoothethedullcoldearofdeath?
Perhapsinthisneglectedspotislaid
Someheartoncepregnantwithcelestialfire;
Hands,thattherodofempiremighthavesway’d,
Orwakedtoecstasythelivinglyre.
ButKnowledgetotheireyesheramplepage
Richwiththespoilsoftimedidne’erunroll;
ChillPenuryrepress’dtheirnoblerage,
Andfrozethegenialcurrentofthesoul.
Fullmanyagemofpurestrayserene
Thedarkunfathom’dcavesofoceanbear:
Fullmanyaflowerisborntoblushunseen,
Andwasteitssweetnessonthedesertair.
SomevillageHampdenthatwithdauntlessbreast
Thelittletyrantofhisfieldswithstood,
SomemuteingloriousMiltonheremayrest,
SomeCromwellguiltlessofhiscountry’sblood.
Th’applauseoflist’ningsenatestocommand,
Thethreatsofpainandruintodespise,
Toscatterplentyo’erasmilingland,
Andreadtheirhistoryinanation’seyes,
Theirlotforbade:
norcircumscribedalone
Theirglowingvirtues,buttheircrimesconfined;
Forbadetowadethroughslaughtertoathrone,
Andshutthegatesofmercyonmankind,
Thestrugglingpangsofconscioustruthtohide,
Toquenchtheblushesofingenuousshame,
OrheaptheshrineofLuxuryandPride
WithincensekindledattheMuse’sflame.
Farfromthemaddingcrowd’signoblestrife,
Theirsoberwishesneverlearn’dtostray;
Alongthecoolsequester’dvaleoflife
Theykeptthenoiselesstenoroftheirway.
Yetev’nthesebonesfrominsulttoprotect
Somefrailmemorialstillerectednigh,
Withuncouthrhymesandshapelesssculpturedeck’d,
Imploresthepassingtributeofasigh.
Theirname,theiryears,speltbyth’unletter’dmuse,
Theplaceoffameandelegysupply:
Andmanyaholytextaroundshestrews,
Thatteachtherusticmoralisttodie.
Forwho,todumbForgetfulnessaprey,
Thispleasinganxiousbeinge’erresign’d,
Leftthewarmprecinctsofthecheerfulday,
Norcastonelongingling’ringlookbehind?
Onsomefondbreastthepartingsoulrelies,
Somepiousdropstheclosingeyerequires;
Ev’nfromthetombthevoiceofNaturecries,
Ev’ninourAsheslivetheirwontedFires.
Forthee,who,mindfulofth’unhonour’ddead,
Dostintheselinestheirartlesstalerelate;
Ifchance,bylonelycontemplationled,
Somekindredspiritshallinquirethyfate,
Haplysomehoary-headedSwainmaysay,
’Ofthaveweseenhimatthepeepofdawn
Brushingwithhastystepsthedewsaway
Tomeetthesunupontheuplandlawn.
Thereatthefootofyondernoddingbeech
Thatwreathesitsoldfantasticrootssohigh,
Hislistlesslengthatnoontidewouldhestretch,
Andporeuponthebrookthatbabblesby.
Hardbyyonwood,nowsmilingasinscorn,
Mutt’ringhiswaywardfancieshewouldrove,
Nowdrooping,woefulwan,likeoneforlorn,
Orcrazedwithcare,orcross’dinhopelesslove.
OnemornImiss’dhimonthecustom’dhill,
Alongtheheathandnearhisfav’ritetree;
Anothercame;
noryetbesidetherill,
Norupthelawn,noratthewoodwashe;
Thenextwithdirgesdueinsadarray
Slowthroughthechurch-waypathwesawhimborne.
Approachandread（forthoucanstread）thelay
Gravedonthestonebeneathyonagedthorn:
THEEPITAPH.
HererestshisheaduponthelapofEarth
AYouthtoFortuneandtoFameunknown.
FairSciencefrown’dnotonhishumblebirth,
AndMelancholymark’dhimforherown.
Largewashisbounty,andhissoulsincere,
Heav’ndidarecompenseaslargelysend:
HegavetoMis’ryallhehad,atear,
Hegain’dfromHeav’n（’twasallhewish’d）afriend.
Nofartherseekhismeritstodisclose,
Ordrawhisfrailtiesfromtheirdreadabode,
（Theretheyalikeintremblinghoperepose,）
ThebosomofhisFatherandhisGod.
AuldLangSyne
RobertBurns（1759-1796）
Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,
Andneverbroughttomin’?
Anddayso’langsyne?
Wetwaha’eru
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