晨读英文经典诗歌：Leisure

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晨读英文经典诗歌：Leisure

' S5 ?# x' \. x: L6 ~　　Leisure, thou goddess of a bygone age,
0 s! \4 C5 n$ Q7 `8 v0 t# W　　When hours were long and days sufficed to hold
　　Wide-eyed delights and pleasures uncontrolled
/ p; d3 K5 k! I. V2 l: l1 X　　By shortening moments, when no gaunt presage
$ z$ H$ s: V8 Q; g9 p　　Of undone duties, modern heritage,
　　Haunted our happy minds; must thou withhold
& z8 N9 Y  R2 H. h　　Thy presence from this over-busy world,
　　And bearing silence with thee disengage
. R& Z; t% h! D5 }　　Our twined fortunes? Deeps of unhewn woods
+ k1 ^# w9 n- W. {( w% i' @　　Alone can cherish thee, alone possess
　　Thy quiet, teeming vigor. This our crime:
　　Not to have worshipped, marred by alien moods
& p* w2 r. |4 p( r* C" q　　That sole condition of all loveliness,
' N! N% P& a7 X9 u8 ~　　The dreaming lapse of slow, unmeasured time.