There is no Frigate like a Book (1286)
EMILY DICKINSON
THERE is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
书—无以比拟的快帆
埃米莉•狄更生
没有快帆象书本那样
把我们带入异国他乡
没有骏马象书页那样
上面腾跃着鲜活诗章
哪怕是最最贫穷的人
也能乘着它游山涉水
如此廉价的四轮马车
承载的却是人的灵魂
徐英才译
