This temple, whose majesty speaks, becomes a religion indeed;



The passionate lights - the intense, the ineffable beauty of sound -

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Go straight to the heart through the sense, as a song would of seraphim crowned.

And lo! by these altars august, the life that is highest we live,



And are filled with the infinite trust and the peace that the world cannot give.

They have passed, have the elders of time - they have gone; but the work of their hands,



Pre-eminent, peerless, sublime, like a type of eternity stands!

They are mute, are the fathers who made this church in the century dim;



But the dome with their beauty arrayed remains, a perpetual hymn.

Their names are unknown; but so long as the humble in spirit and pure



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Are worshipped in speech and in song, our love for these monks will endure;



And the lesson by sacrifice taught will live in the light of the years

With a reverence not to be bought, and a tenderness deeper than tears.



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ROVER



No classicwarrior tempts my pen

To fill with verse these pages -



No lordly-hearted man of men

My Muse's thought engages.



Let others choose the mighty dead,

And sing their battles over!



My champion, too, has fought and bled -

My theme is one-eyed Rover.



A grave old dog, with tattered ears

Too sore to cock up, reader! -



A four-legged hero, full of years,

But sturdy as a cedar.



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Still, age is age; and if my rhyme



Is dashed with words pathetic,

Don't wonder, friend; I've seen the time



When Rove was more athletic.

He lies coiled up before me now,



A comfortable crescent.

His night-black nose and grizzled brow



Fixed in a fashion pleasant.

But ever and anon he lifts



The one good eye I mention,

And tries a thousand doggish shifts



To rivet my attention.

Just let me name his name, and up



You'll see him start and patter

Towards me, like a six-months' pup



In point of speed, but fatter.

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He pokes his head upon my lap,

Nor heeds the whip above him;



Because he knows, the dear old chap,

His human friends all love him.



Our younger dogs cut off from hence

At sight of lash uplifted;



But Rove, with grand indifference,

Remains, and can't be shifted.



And, ah! the set upon his phiz

At meals defies expression;



For I confess that Rover is

A cadger by profession.



The lesser favourites of the place

At dinner keep their distance;



But by my chair one grizzled face

Begs on with brave persistence.



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His jaws present a toothless sight,



But still my hearty hero

Can satisfy an appetite



Which brings a bone to zero.

And while Spot barks and pussy mews,



To move the cook's compassion,

He takes his after-dinner snooze



In genuine biped fashion.

In fact, in this, our ancient pet

• blossom [´blɔsəm] n.花；开花期 vi.开花 (初中英语单词)


• whisper [´wispə] v.耳语 n.低语；沙沙声 (初中英语单词)


• frozen [´frəuzn] freeze 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• horror [´hɔrə] n.恐怖；战栗 (初中英语单词)


• fierce [fiəs] a.残忍的；强烈的 (初中英语单词)


• startle [´stɑ:tl] vt.使吃惊，使惊跳 (初中英语单词)


• glimpse [glimps] n.&v.瞥见 (初中英语单词)


• circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)


• furnace [´fə:nis] n.熔炉；火炉 (初中英语单词)


• healthy [´helθi] a.健康的 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• terror [´terə] n.恐怖；惊骇 (初中英语单词)


• purple [´pə:pl] n.紫色 a.紫(红)的 (初中英语单词)


• distress [di´stres] n.痛苦 vt.使苦恼 (初中英语单词)


• softly [´sɔftli] ad.软化地；柔和地 (初中英语单词)


• magnificent [mæg´nifisənt] a.壮丽的；豪华的 (初中英语单词)


• fountain [´fauntin] n.泉水；源泉；根源 (初中英语单词)


• valley [´væli] n.谷；河谷；流域 (初中英语单词)


• temple [´tempəl] n.庙宇；寺院；太阳穴 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• blessing [´blesiŋ] n.祝福 (初中英语单词)


• stream [stri:m] n.河 vi.流出；飘扬 (初中英语单词)


• marvel [´mɑ:vəl] n.令人惊异的事；奇迹 (初中英语单词)


• supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)


• christ [kraist] n.基督 int.天啊! (初中英语单词)


• majesty [´mædʒisti] n.壮丽；崇高；尊严 (初中英语单词)


• column [´kɔləm] n.柱；柱状物；纵队 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• cathedral [kə´θi:drəl] n.大教堂 (初中英语单词)


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


• warrior [´wɔriə] n.勇士，战士 (初中英语单词)


• champion [´tʃæmpiən] n.冠军 vt.拥护 (初中英语单词)


• confess [kən´fes] vt.供认；坦白；承认 (初中英语单词)


• shrink [ʃriŋk] v.收缩；退缩；畏缩 (高中英语单词)


• coffin [´kɔfin] n.棺材，柩 (高中英语单词)


• hurried [´hʌrid] a.仓促的，慌忙的 (高中英语单词)


• torrent [´tɔrənt] n.奔流，激流，洪流；迸发 (高中英语单词)


• mighty [´maiti] a.强有力的 ad.很 (高中英语单词)


• solemnly [´sɔləmli] ad.严肃地，庄严地 (高中英语单词)


• radiant [´reidiənt] a.发光的 n.光源(体) (高中英语单词)


• heroic [hi´rəuik] a.英雄的，英勇的 (高中英语单词)


• competent [´kɔmpitənt] a.能干的，有资格的 (高中英语单词)


• passionate [´pæʃənit] a.易动情的；易怒的 (高中英语单词)


• intense [in´tens] a.强烈的；紧张的 (高中英语单词)


• infinite [´infinit] a.无限的，无穷的 (高中英语单词)


• eternity [i´tə:niti] n.永恒，来世，无穷 (高中英语单词)


• perpetual [pə´petʃuəl] a.永恒的；终身的 (高中英语单词)


• reverence [´revərəns] n.尊敬；敬畏；尊严 (高中英语单词)


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• classic [´klæsik] a.第一流的 n.杰作 (高中英语单词)


• sturdy [´stə:di] a.坚强的；坚定的 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• genuine [´dʒenjuin] a.真正的；真诚的 (高中英语单词)


• corpse [kɔ:ps] n.尸体 (英语四级单词)


• glimmer [´glimə] n.&vi.闪光 (英语四级单词)


• poisonous [´pɔizənəs] a.有毒的；讨厌的 (英语四级单词)


• loveliness [´lʌvlinis] n.美丽，可爱 (英语四级单词)


• luminous [´lu:minəs] a.发光的；明晰的 (英语四级单词)


• sublime [sə´blaim] a.崇高的，伟大的 (英语四级单词)


• firmament [´fə:məmənt] n.苍穹，天空 (英语四级单词)


• touching [´tʌtʃiŋ] a.动人的 prep.提到 (英语四级单词)


• tattered [´tætəd] a.(衣服等)破烂的 (英语四级单词)


• lesser [´lesə] a.较小的；次要的 (英语四级单词)


• hazardous [´hæzədəs] a.危险的 (英语六级单词)


• aghast [ə´gɑ:st] a.吓呆的，吃惊的 (英语六级单词)


• indefinite [in´definit] a.模糊的；无限期的 (英语六级单词)


• suffocate [´sʌfəkeit] v.使窒息，闷死 (英语六级单词)


• forsaken [fə´seik] forsake的过去分词 (英语六级单词)


• lordly [´lɔ:dli] a.高贵的；高傲的 (英语六级单词)


• myrtle [´mə:tl] n.桃金娘科 (英语六级单词)


• august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)


• compassionate [kəm´pæʃənit] a.有同情心的 vt.同情 (英语六级单词)


• merciless [´mə:siləs] a.残忍的；无情的 (英语六级单词)


• christendom [´krisəndəm] n.基督教徒 (英语六级单词)


• unspeakable [ʌn´spi:kəbl] a.不能以言语表达的 (英语六级单词)


• merciful [´mə:sifəl] a.仁慈的；宽大的 (英语六级单词)


• peerless [´piələs] a.无比的；无匹敌的 (英语六级单词)