Faust

A writing, Pedant! dost demand from me? Man, and man's plighted word, are



these unknown to thee? Is't not enough, that by the word I gave, My doom

for evermore is cast? Doth not the world in all its currents rave, And must a



promise hold me fast? Yet fixed is this delusion in our heart; Who, of his own

free will, therefrom would part? How blest within whose breast truth reigneth



pure! No sacrifice will he repent when made! A formal deed, with seal and

signature, A spectre this from which all shrink afraid. The word its life



resigneth in the pen, Leather and wax usurp the mastery then. Spirits of evil!

what dost thou require? Brass, marble, parchment, paper, dost desire? Shall I



with chisel, pen, or graver write? Thy choice is free; to me 'tis all the same.

Mephistopheles



Wherefore thy passion so excite And thus thine eloquenceinflame? A scrap is

for our compact good. Thou under - signest merely with a drop of blood.



Faust

If this will satisfy thy mind, Thy whim I'll gratify, howe'er absurd.



Mephistopheles

Blood is a juice of very special kind.



Faust

Be not afraid that I shall break my word! The scope of all my energy Is in



exact accordance with my vow. Vainly I have aspired too high; I'm on a level

but with such as thou; Me the great spirit scorn'd, defied; Nature from me



herself doth hide; Rent is the web of thought; my mind Doth knowledge loathe

of every kind. In depths of sensual pleasure drown'd, Let us our fiery passions



still! Enwrapp'd in magic's veil profound, Let wondrous charms our senses

thrill! Plunge we in time's tempestuous flow, Stem we the rolling surge of



chance! There may alternate weal and woe, Success and failure, as they can,

Mingle and shift in changeful dance! Excitement is the sphere for man.



Mephistopheles

Nor goal, nor measure is prescrib'd to you, If you desire to taste of every



thing, To snatch at joy while on the wing, May your career amuse and profit

too! Only fall to and don't be over coy!



Faust

Hearken! The end I aim at is not joy; I crave excitement, agonizing bliss,



Enamour'd hatred, quickening vexation. Purg'd from the love of knowledge,

my vocation, The scope of all my powers henceforth be this, To bare my



breast to every pang, - to know In my heart's core all human weal and woe,

To grasp in thought the lofty and the deep, Men's various fortunes on my



breast to heap, And thus to theirsdilate my individual mind, And share at

length with them the shipwreck of mankind.



Mephistopheles

Oh, credit me, who still as ages roll, Have chew'd this bitter fare from year to



year, No mortal, from the cradle to the bier, Digests the ancient leaven!

Know, this Whole Doth for the Deity alone subsist! He in eternal brightness



doth exist, Us unto darkness he hath brought, and here Where day and night

alternate, is your sphere.



Faust

But 'tis my will!



Mephistopheles

Well spoken, I admit! But one thing puzzles me, my friend; Time's short, art



long; methinks 'twere fit That you to friendly counsel should attend. A poet

choose as your ally! Let him thought's wide dominion sweep, Each good and



noble quality, Upon your honoured brow to heap; The lion's magnanimity,

The fleetness of the hind, The fiery blood of Italy, The Northern's steadfast



mind. Let him to you the mystery show To blend high aims and cunning low;

And while youth's passions are aflame To fall in love by rule and plan! I fain



would meet with such a man; Would him Sir Microcosmus name.

Faust



What then am I, if I aspire in vain The crown of our humanity to gain,

Towards which my every sense doth strain?



Mephistopheles

Thou'rt after all - just what thou art. Put on thy head a wig with countless

• scarlet [´skɑ:lit] n.猩红色 a.猩红的 (初中英语单词)


• feather [´feðə] n.羽毛 (初中英语单词)


• briefly [´bri:fli] ad.简短地；简略地 (初中英语单词)


• counsel [´kaunsəl] n.商议；劝告；律师 (初中英语单词)


• horror [´hɔrə] n.恐怖；战栗 (初中英语单词)


• despair [di´speə] vi.&n.绝望 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• existence [ig´zistəns] n.存在；生存；生活 (初中英语单词)


• wreath [ri:θ] n.花圈；花环；圈状物 (初中英语单词)


• delicious [di´liʃəs] a.美味的，可口的 (初中英语单词)


• victim [´viktim] n.牺牲者；受害者 (初中英语单词)


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


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


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


• career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)


• salute [sə´lu:t] n.&v.招呼；行礼；敬礼 (初中英语单词)


• intelligence [in´telidʒəns] n.智力；消息 (初中英语单词)


• lonely [´ləunli] a.孤独的；无人烟的 (初中英语单词)


• trifle [´traifəl] n.琐事，小事；少量 (初中英语单词)


• relief [ri´li:f] n.救济；援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)


• thrust [θrʌst] v.&n.猛推；冲；刺；挤进 (初中英语单词)


• plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)


• domestic [də´mestik] a.家庭的；本国的 (初中英语单词)


• pledge [pledʒ] n.信物；誓约vt.使发誓 (初中英语单词)


• system [´sistəm] n.系统，体系，制度 (初中英语单词)


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


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• venture [´ventʃə] n.投机 v.冒险；敢于 (初中英语单词)


• beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• bestow [bi´stəu] vt.(把…)赠给；使用 (初中英语单词)


• restless [´restləs] a.没有休息的 (初中英语单词)


• solemn [´sɔləm] a.严肃的；隆重的 (初中英语单词)


• commence [kə´mens] vt.&vi.开始 (初中英语单词)


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• formal [´fɔ:məl] a.正式的；外表的 (初中英语单词)


• marble [´mɑ:bəl] n.大理石 a.大理石的 (初中英语单词)


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


• excite [ik´sait] vt.激动；引起，招惹 (初中英语单词)


• energy [´enədʒi] n.活力，精力；能力 (初中英语单词)


• plunge [plʌndʒ] v.插进 n.投入；冲击 (初中英语单词)


• failure [´feiljə] n.失败；衰竭；破产 (初中英语单词)


• excitement [ik´saitmənt] n.兴奋；骚动；煽动 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• snatch [snætʃ] v.&n.抢，夺取，抓住 (初中英语单词)


• hatred [´heitrid] n.憎恨，敌意 (初中英语单词)


• henceforth [´hens´fɔ:θ] ad.今后；从今以后 (初中英语单词)


• cradle [´kreidl] n.摇篮；发源地 (初中英语单词)


• eternal [i´tə:nəl] a.永远的；永恒的 (初中英语单词)


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


• mystery [´mistəri] n.神秘；秘密；故弄玄虚 (初中英语单词)


• cunning [´kʌniŋ] a.&n.狡猾(诡诈)的 (初中英语单词)


• humanity [hju:´mæniti] n.人类；人性；仁慈 (初中英语单词)


• mantle [´mæntl] n.斗蓬 v.覆盖；笼罩 (高中英语单词)


• everlasting [,evə´lɑ:stiŋ] a.永久的，无尽的 (高中英语单词)


• forlorn [fə´lɔ:n] a.被遗弃的；绝望的 (高中英语单词)


• external [ik´stə:nəl] a.外部的；外面的 (高中英语单词)


• methinks [mi´θiŋks] vi.据我看来 (高中英语单词)


• refrain [ri´frein] v.抑制；忍住 n.迭句 (高中英语单词)


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


• sphere [sfiə] n.圆体；天体；范围 (高中英语单词)


• plough [plau] n.耕地 v.犁 (高中英语单词)


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


• shrewd [ʃru:d] a.精明的；狡猾的 (高中英语单词)


• throng [θrɔŋ] n.群众 v.拥挤；群集 (高中英语单词)


• forthwith [fɔ:θ´wið] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


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


• hereafter [hiər´ɑ:ftə] ad.&n.将来；来世 (高中英语单词)


• mortal [´mɔ:tl] a.致命的 n.凡人 (高中英语单词)


• meteor [´mi:tiə] n.大气现象；流星 (高中英语单词)


• commission [kə´miʃən] n.委任(状) vt.委任 (高中英语单词)


• reproach [ri´prəutʃ] vt.&n.责备；指责；耻辱 (高中英语单词)


• straightway [´streitwei] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• repent [ri´pent] v.后悔；悔改；悔悟 (高中英语单词)


• shrink [ʃriŋk] v.收缩；退缩；畏缩 (高中英语单词)


• compact [´kɔmpækt] n.契约 a.挤满的 (高中英语单词)


• gratify [´grætifai] vt.使高兴；满足 (高中英语单词)


• accordance [ə´kɔ:dəns] n.一致；调和 (高中英语单词)


• vainly [´veinli] ad.虚荣地；自负地 (高中英语单词)


• profound [prə´faund] a.深奥的；渊博的 (高中英语单词)


• alternate [ɔ:l´tə:nit, ´ɔ:ltə:neit] a.交替的 v.轮流 (高中英语单词)


• theirs [ðeəz] pron.他们的 (高中英语单词)


• countless [´kauntlis] a.无数的 (高中英语单词)


• richly [´ritʃli] ad.富裕地；浓厚地 (英语四级单词)


• appalling [ə´pɔ:liŋ] a.令人震惊的 (英语四级单词)


• affright [ə´frait] vt.&n.恐吓，恐惧 (英语四级单词)


• fondly [´fɔndli] ad.喜爱地；愚蠢地 (英语四级单词)


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


• alluring [ə´ljuəriŋ] a.诱惑的；迷人的 (英语四级单词)


• flattery [´flætəri] n.奉承；谄媚的举动 (英语四级单词)


• daring [´deəriŋ] a.&n.勇敢(的) (英语四级单词)


• vulgar [´vʌlgə] a.粗俗的；大众的 (英语四级单词)


• whence [wens] ad.从何处；从那里 (英语四级单词)


• beguile [bi´gail] vt.欺骗；消磨(时间) (英语四级单词)


• fetter [´fetə] n.脚镣；束缚 (英语四级单词)


• evermore [,evə´mɔ:] ad.永远，始终 (英语四级单词)


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


• chisel [´tʃizəl] n.凿子 v.凿；欺骗；干涉 (英语四级单词)


• eloquence [´eləkwəns] n.雄辩；口才 (英语四级单词)


• inflame [in´fleim] v.(使)发炎；恼火 (英语四级单词)


• wondrous [´wʌndrəs] a.极好的 ad.惊人地 (英语四级单词)


• shipwreck [´ʃiprek] n.&v.(船)失事；毁灭 (英语四级单词)


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


• ceaseless [´si:slis] a.不绝的，不停的 (英语六级单词)


• hoarsely [´hɔ:sli] ad.嘶哑地 (英语六级单词)


• wherewith [wɛə´wiθ] ad.用什么；用以 (英语六级单词)


• allure [ə´ljuə, ə´lur] vt.诱惑；吸引 (英语六级单词)


• delusion [di´lu:ʒən] n.欺骗；幻觉；迷惑 (英语六级单词)


• mastery [´mɑ:stəri] n.精通；控制；优势 (英语六级单词)


• vexation [vek´seiʃən] n.烦恼(的原因) (英语六级单词)


• vocation [vəu´keiʃən] n.职业；使命；天职 (英语六级单词)


• dilate [dai´leit] v.(使)扩大；详述 (英语六级单词)