our behests obey; Like ministers of grace they oft appear, And lisp like

angels, to betray. But let us hence! Grey eve doth all things blend, The air



grows chill, the mists descend! 'Tis in the evening first our home we prize Why

stand you thus, and gaze with wondering eyes? What in the gloom thus moves



you?

Faust



Yon black hound See'st thou, through corn and stubblescampering round?

Wagner



I've mark'd him long, naught strange in him I see!

Faust



Note him! What takest thou the brute to be?

Wagner



But for a poodle, whom his instinct serves His master's track to find once

more.



Faust

Dost mark how round us, with wide spiral curves, He wheels, each circle



closer than before? And, if I err not, he appears to me A line of fire upon his

track to leave.



Wagner

Naught but a poodle black of hue I see; 'Tis some illusion doth your sight



deceive.

Faust



Methinks a magic coil our feet around, He for a future snare doth lightly

spread.



Wagner

Around us as in doubt I see him shyly bound, Since he two strangers seeth in



his master's stead.

Faust



The circle narrows, he's already near!

Wagner



A dog dost see, no spectre have we here; He growls, doubts, lays him on his

belly, too, And wags his tail - as dogs are wont to do.



Faust

Come hither, Sirrah! join our company!



Wagner

A very poodle, he appears to be! Thou standest still, for thee he'll wait; Thou



speak'st to him, he fawns upon thee straight; Aught thou mayst lose, again he'll

bring, And for thy stick will into water spring.



Faust

Thou'rt right indeed; no traces now I see Whatever of a spirit's agency. 'Tis



training - nothing more.

Wagner



A dog well taught E'en by the wisest of us may be sought. Ay, to your favour

he's entitled too, Apt scholar of the students, 'tis his due! (They enter the gate



of the town.)

Faust Meets With Mephistopheles



Study

Faust (entering with the poodle)



Now field and meadow I've forsaken; O'er them deep night her veil doth

draw; In us the better soul doth waken, With feelings of foreboding awe, All



lawless promptings, deeds unholy, Now slumber, and all wild desires; The

love of man doth sway us wholly, And love to God the soul inspires.



Peace, poodle, peace! Scamper not thus; obey me! Why at the threshold

snuffest thou so? Behind the stove now quietly lay thee, My softest cushion to



thee I'll throw. As thou, without, didst please and amuse me Running and

frisking about on the hill, So tendance now I will not refuse thee; A welcome



guest, if thou'lt be still.

Ah! when the friendly taper gloweth, Once more within our narrow cell, Then



in the heart itself that knoweth, A light the darkness doth dispel. Reason her

voice resumes; returneth Hope's gracious bloom, with promise rife; For



streams of life the spirit yearneth, Ah! for the very fount of life.

Poodle, snarl not! with the tone that arises, Hallow'd and peaceful, my soul



within, Accords not thy growl, thy bestial din. We find it not strange, that man

despises What he conceives not; That he the good and fair misprizes Finding

• instruction [in´strʌkʃən] n.教育；训练；指导 (初中英语单词)


• resort [ri´zɔ:t] vi.求助；乞灵；诉诸 (初中英语单词)


• shepherd [´ʃepəd] n.牧羊人 vt.带领 (初中英语单词)


• ribbon [´ribən] n.缎带；带子；色带 (初中英语单词)


• wreath [ri:θ] n.花圈；花环；圈状物 (初中英语单词)


• gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)


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


• maiden [´meidn] n.少女 a.未婚的 (初中英语单词)


• damsel [´dæmzəl] n.姑娘，未婚少女 (初中英语单词)


• advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)


• prosperity [prɔ´speriti] n.繁荣；成功；幸运 (初中英语单词)


• deadly [´dedli] a.致命的 ad.死一般地 (初中英语单词)


• sickness [´siknis] n.生病；呕吐，恶心 (初中英语单词)


• thence [ðens] ad.从那里；因此 (初中英语单词)


• inspire [in´spaiə] v.鼓舞；使感悟；吸入 (初中英语单词)


• sincere [sin´siə] a.真挚的；直率的 (初中英语单词)


• peaceful [´pi:sfəl] a.和平的；平静的 (初中英语单词)


• poison [´pɔizən] n.毒物 v.毒害 a.有毒的 (初中英语单词)


• practise [´præktis] v.实践(行，施)；提倡 (初中英语单词)


• sunset [´sʌnset] n.日落；晚霞 (初中英语单词)


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


• flight [flait] n.逃走；飞行；班机 (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• impulse [´impʌls] n.推动(力)；冲动；刺激 (初中英语单词)


• otherwise [´ʌðəwaiz] ad.另外 conj.否则 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• abroad [ə´brɔ:d] ad.海外；到处；广泛 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• mischief [´mistʃif] n.伤害；故障；调皮 (初中英语单词)


• threaten [´θretn] v.恐吓；有….的危险 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


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


• breath [breθ] n.呼吸；气息 (初中英语单词)


• betray [bi´trei] vt.背叛；辜负；暴露 (初中英语单词)


• instinct [´instiŋkt] n.本能；直觉；天资 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• agency [´eidʒənsi] n.代理商；机构；代理 (初中英语单词)


• scholar [´skɔlə, ´skɑ-] n.学者；奖学金获得者 (初中英语单词)


• meadow [´medəu] n.草地；牧场 (初中英语单词)


• slumber [´slʌmbə] v.&n.睡眠；沉睡状态 (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• cushion [´kuʃən] n.垫子，坐褥 (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• gracious [´greiʃəs] a.和蔼可亲的；任慈的 (初中英语单词)


• crowded [´kraudid] a.充(拥)满了的 (高中英语单词)


• tumult [´tju:mʌlt, ´tu:-] n.喧哗；激昂；烦乱 (高中英语单词)


• throng [θrɔŋ] n.群众 v.拥挤；群集 (高中英语单词)


• merrily [´merili] ad.欢乐地；愉快地 (高中英语单词)


• mortal [´mɔ:tl] a.致命的 n.凡人 (高中英语单词)


• helper [´helpə] n.帮助者，助手 (高中英语单词)


• homage [´hɔmidʒ] n.敬意，尊敬 (高中英语单词)


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


• bonnet [´bɔnit] n.无边女帽；童帽 (高中英语单词)


• anguish [´æŋgwiʃ] n.(极度的)痛苦；苦恼 (高中英语单词)


• plague [pleig] n.瘟疫 vt.使…染疫 (高中英语单词)


• applause [ə´plɔ:z] n.鼓掌；欢呼；称赞 (高中英语单词)


• renown [ri´naun] n.名望 vt.使有名望 (高中英语单词)


• fantastic [fæn´tæstik] a.奇异的；荒谬的 (高中英语单词)


• reckless [´rekləs] a.不注意的；鲁莽的 (高中英语单词)


• gladly [´glædli] ad.愉快地，高兴地 (高中英语单词)


• brightly [´braitli] ad.明亮地；聪明地 (高中英语单词)


• motion [´məuʃən] n.手势 vt.打手势 (高中英语单词)


• onward [´ɔnwəd] ad.&a.向前(的) (高中英语单词)


• unconscious [ʌn´kɔnʃəs] a.无意识的；不觉察的 (高中英语单词)


• dominion [də´miniən] n.主权；统治权；领地 (高中英语单词)


• prompt [prɔmpt] a.敏捷的 vt.促使 (高中英语单词)


• naught [nɔ:t] n.无；零 (高中英语单词)


• illusion [i´lu:ʒən] n.幻觉；幻影；错觉 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• nimble [´nimbəl] a.敏捷的；聪明的 (英语四级单词)


• detest [di´test] vt.痛恨，憎恶 (英语四级单词)


• vulgar [´vʌlgə] a.粗俗的；大众的 (英语四级单词)


• fiddle [´fidl] n.小提琴 v.拉提琴 (英语四级单词)


• amidst [ə´midst] prep.=amid (英语四级单词)


• corpse [kɔ:ps] n.尸体 (英语四级单词)


• trusty [´trʌsti] a.可靠的 n.可信任的 (英语四级单词)


• thrice [θrais] ad.三倍地；三次 (英语四级单词)


• bridal [´braidl] a.&n.婚礼(的) (英语四级单词)


• varied [´veərid] a.各种各样的 (英语四级单词)


• conscientious [,kɔnʃi´enʃəs] a.认真的；谨慎的 (英语四级单词)


• diffuse [di´fju:s] v.散布，传播；扩散 (英语四级单词)


• parting [´pɑ:tiŋ] a.&n.分离(的) (英语四级单词)


• upwards [´ʌpwədz] ad.=upward (英语四级单词)


• parchment [´pɑ:tʃmənt] n.羊皮纸(文稿) (英语四级单词)


• obstinate [´ɔbstinit] a.顽固的；(病)难治的 (英语四级单词)


• aspire [ə´spaiə] vi.立志要；升高；热望 (英语四级单词)


• flaming [´fleimiŋ] a.熊熊燃烧的；热情的 (英语四级单词)


• spiral [´spaiərəl] a.螺纹的 n.螺旋(管) (英语四级单词)


• scamper [´skæmpə] vi.浏览；涉猎 n.蹦跳 (英语四级单词)


• linden [´lindən] n.椴属；菩提树 (英语六级单词)


• condescend [,kɔndi´send] vi.屈尊；堕落 (英语六级单词)


• festive [´festiv] a.喜庆的，欢乐的 (英语六级单词)


• pestilence [´pestiləns] n.瘟(鼠)疫；毒害(物) (英语六级单词)


• repute [ri´pju:t] n.名誉(声) vt.称为 (英语六级单词)


• mystic [´mistik] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (英语六级单词)


• numberless [´nʌmbələs] a.无号码的；数不清的 (英语六级单词)


• pinion [´piniən] n.翅膀 v.把…背绑 (英语六级单词)


• godlike [´gɔdlaik] a.神似的 (英语六级单词)


• tranquil [´træŋkwil] a.平静的，稳定的 (英语六级单词)


• vehemence [´vi:iməns] n.激烈，猛烈；热烈 (英语六级单词)


• craving [´kreiviŋ] n.渴望，热望 (英语六级单词)


• impetuous [im´petjuəs] a.急促的；猛烈的 (英语六级单词)


• piercing [´piəsiŋ] a.刺(贯)穿的；尖刻的 (英语六级单词)


• stubble [´stʌbəl] n.麦茬；短须 (英语六级单词)


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


• dispel [di´spel] vt.驱逐；驱散(乌云) (英语六级单词)