THECHILD-ANGEL,ADream

作者:查尔斯·兰姆

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

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本章字节:9504字

ichanceduponhepreies,oddes,fanasicalhingofadreamheohernigh,hayoushallhearofihadbeenreadinghe”lovesofheangels,”andwenobedwihmyheadfullofspecuions,suggesedbyhaexraordinarylegendihadgivenbirhoi


umerableconjecures,and,iremember,heswakinghough,whichigaveexpressionoonmypillow,wasasorofwonder,”whacouldeofi”


iwassuddenlyranspored,howorwhihericouldscarcelymakeou——buosomecelesialregioniwasnoherealheavensneiher——nohedownrighbibleheaven——buakindoffairyndheaven,abouwhichapoorhumanfancymayhaveleaveosporandairiself,iwillhope,wihoupresumpion


mehough——whawildhingsdreamsare!——iwaspresen——awhawouldyouimagine?——aanangelsgossiping


whenceicame,orhowicame,orwhobidie,orwhehericamepurelyofisownhead,neiheryounoriknow——buherey,sureenough,wrappedinislilecloudyswaddlingbands——achildangel


sunhreads——filmybeams——ranhroughhecelesialnaperyofwhaseemedisprincelycradleallhewingedordershoveredround,wachingwhenhenewbornshouldopenisyeclosedeyes,which,whenidid,firsone,andhenheoher——wihasoliciudeandapprehension,yenosuchas,sainedwihfear,dimsheexpandingeyelidsofmoralinfans,buasifoexploreispahinhoseisunherediarypaces——whaaninexinguishableierhaimesparednocelesialvisages!norwanedhereomyseeming——oheinexplicablesimplenessofdreams!——bowlsofhacheeringnecar,——


whichmoralscaudlecallbelow——


norwerewaningfacesoffemaleminisrans,——srickeninyears,asimighseem,——sodexerouswerehoseheavenlyaendansocounerfeikindlysimiliudesofearh,ogree,wiherresrialchildriesheyoungpresen,whichearhhadmadeoheaven


henwerecelesialharpingsheard,noinfullsymphonyashosebywhichhespheresareuored,bu,asloudesinsrumensonearhspeakofenimes,muffled,sooacmodaeheirsoundhebeeroheweakearsofheimperfecbornand,wihhenoiseofhosesubduedsoundings,heangelesprangforh,flueringisrudimensofpinions——buforhwihfggedandwasrecoveredinohearmsofhosefullwingedangelsandawonderiwasoseehow,asyearswenroundinheaven——ayearindreamsisasaday——coninuallyiswhieshoulderspuforhbudsofwings,bu,waningheperfecangelicnurimen,anonwasshornofisaspiring,andfellfluering——sillcaughbyangelhands——foreveropuforhshoos,andofallfluering,becauseisbirhwasnoofheunmixedvigourofheaven


andanamewasgivenohebabeangel,andiwasobecalledgeurania,becauseisproducionwasofearhandheaven


andicouldnoaseofdeah,byreasonofisadopioninoimmoralpaces:buiwasoknowweakness,andreliance,andheshadowofhumanimbeciliy,andiwenwihamegai,buinisgoingsiexceededallmoralchildreningraceandswifnesshenpiyfirssprangupinangelicbosoms,andyearnings(likehehuman)ouchedhemahesighofheimmoralmeone


andwihpaindidhenfirshoseinuiiveessences,wihpainandsrifeoheirnaures(nogrief),pubackheirbrighinelligences,andreduceheireherealminds,schoolinghemodegreesandslowerprocesses,sooadapheirlessonsohegradualilluminaion(asmusneedsbe)ofhehalfearhborn,andwhainuiivenoicesheycouldnorepel(byreasonhaheirnaureis,oknowallhingsaonce),hehalfheavenlynovice,byhebeerparofisnaure,aspiredoreceiveinoisundersanding,sohahumiliyandaspiraionwenonevenpacedinheinsrucionofhegloriousamphibium


bu,byreasonhamaurehumaniyisoogrossobreaheheairofhasupersubleregion,isporionwas,andis,obeachildforever


andbecausehehumanparofimighnopressinohehearandinwardsofhepaceofisadopion,hosefullnauredangelsendedibyurnsinhepurlieusofhepace,wherewereshadygrovesandrivules,likehisgreenearhfromwhichicame:solove,wihvolunaryhumiliy,waieduponheenerainmenofhenewadoped


andmyriadsofyearsrolledround(indreamsimeisnohing),andsillikep,andisokeep,perpeualchildhood,andisheuergeniusofchildhooduponearh,andsillgoesmeandlovely


byhebanksofheriverpisonisseen,lonesiingbyhegraveofheerresriadah,whomheangelnadirloved,achild,bunohesamewhichisawinheavenamournfulhueovercassislineamens,neverheless,acorrespondencyisbeweenhechildbyhegrave,andhacelesialorphan,whomisawabove,andhedimnessofhegriefuponheheavenly,isasashadoworemblemofhawhichsainshebeauyofheerresrialandhiscorrespondencyisnoobeundersoodbubydreams


andinhearchivesofheavenihadgraceoread,howhaonceheangelnadir,beingexiledfromhispceformoralpassion,upspringingonhewingsofparenallove(suchpowerhadparenalloveforamomenosuspendheelseirrevocablew)appearedforabriefinsaninhissaion,and,deposiingawondrousbirh,sraighwaydisappeared,andhepacesknewhimnomoreandhischargewasheselfsamebabe,whogoehmeandlovely——buadahsleepehbyheriverpison