英语沙龙：Wherein Lies Happiness

Wherein Lies Happiness

Wherein lies happiness? In that which becks 

Our ready minds to fellowship divine, 

A fellowship with essence; till we shine, 

Full alchemiz’d, and free of space. Behold 

The clear religion of heaven! Fold 

A rose leaf round thy finger’s taperness, 

And soothe¹ thy lips: hist, when the airy stress 

Of music’s kiss impregnates the free winds, 

And with a sympathetic touch unbinds 

Eolian magic from their lucid² wombs: 

Then old songs waken from enclouded tombs; 

…Feel we these things? - that moment have we stept 

Into a sort of oneness, and our state 

Is like a floating spirit’s. But there are 

Richer entanglements, enthralments far 

More self-destroying, leading, by degrees, 

To the chief intensity: the crown of these 

Is made of love and friendship, and sits high 

Upon the forehead of humanity…

1 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

2 lucid   

adj.明白易懂的，清晰的，头脑清楚的

参考例句：

• His explanation was lucid and to the point.他的解释扼要易懂。
• He wasn't very lucid,he didn't quite know where he was.他神志不是很清醒，不太知道自己在哪里。