“百合在夏天比樹木更好看”出自?

“百合在夏天比樹木更好看”出自?使用者89145199177392019-11-15 11:55:45

出自本·瓊生(Ben Jonson)的《高貴的性格》(The Noble Nature)。 譯文: 高貴的性格 一個完善的人, 並不要長得象大樹一般, 並不要象棵櫟樹,聳立三百年, 最後倒落下來,乾枯,光禿,腐爛; 百合花在夏天 比樹木更好看, ——它是光的植物和花朵, 雖然它凋謝在當天的夜晚。 微小的東西也能夠美麗, 短暫的生命也可以完善。 原文: The Noble Nature It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make Man better be; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere: A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night; It was the plant and flower of Light。 In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be。