William Cowper - To a Young Lady 汉译

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Apt emblem of a virtuous maid—

Silent and chaste she steals along,

Far from the world’s gay busy throng:

With gentle yet prevailing force,

Intent upon her destined course;

Graceful and useful all she does,

Blessing and blest where’er she goes;

Pure-bosom’d as that watery glass,

And Heaven reflected in her face.

给一位少女

威廉·柯柏

蜿蜒地流过林地的小溪，

是贞洁少女的适当标记——

沉静而圣洁，她悄悄前行，

远离这世上熙嚷的人群

她以温和却饱满的的力量，

专心地朝沿着她决定的方向；

她做的一切挺优雅，有用处，

到哪儿总替人又被人祝福；

她胸怀纯洁，溪水般透明，

她脸上反映着天国的宁静。