名人诗歌|Goodbye My Fancy（四）

ON， on the same， ye jocund twain！

My life and recitative， containing birth， youth， mid-age

years，

Fitful as motley-tongues of flame， inseparably twined

and merged^{2 in one - combining all，}

My single soul - aims， /confirm/iations^{3， failures，}

joys - Nor single soul alone，

I chant my nation's crucial stage， （America's， haply

humanity's） - the trial great， the victory great，

A strange eclaircis百度竞价推广ent of all the masses past， the

eastern world， the ancient， medieval，

Here， here from wanderings， strayings， lessons， wars，

defeats - here at the west a voice triumphant⁴

- justifying^{5 all，}

A gladsome pealing^{6 cry - a song for once of utmost}

pride and satisfaction；

I chant from it the common bulk， the general average horde^7，

（the best no sooner than the worst） - And now

I chant old age，

（My verses， written first for forenoon life， and for the

summer's， autumn's spread，

I pass to snow-white hairs the same， and give to pulses

winter-cool'd the same；）

As here in careless trill， I and my recitatives， with faith

and love，

Wafting^{8 to other work， to unknown songs， conditions，}

On， on， ye jocund twain！ continue on the same！