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1、1872
FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSEN
THETHORNYROADOFHONOR
byHansChristianAndersen
ANoldstoryyetlivesofthe"ThornyRoadofHonor,"ofa
marksman,whoindeedattainedtorankandoffice,butonlyaftera
lifelongandwearystrifeagainstdifficulties.Whohasnot,in
readingthisstory,thoughtofhi
2、sownstrife,andofhisownnumerous
"difficulties?"Thestoryisverycloselyakintoreality;butstill
ithasitsharmoniousexplanationhereonearth,whilerealityoften
pointsbeyondtheconfinesoflifetotheregionsofeternity.The
historyoftheworldislikeamagiclanternthatdisplaystous,in
lightpictu
3、resuponthedarkgroundofthepresent,howthe
benefactorsofmankind,themartyrsofgenius,wanderedalongthe
thornyroadofhonor.
Fromallperiods,andfromeverycountry,theseshiningpictures
displaythemselvestous.Eachonlyappearsforafewmoments,but
eachrepresentsawholelife,sometimesawholeage
4、,withits
conflictsandvictories.Letuscontemplatehereandthereoneof
thecompanyofmartyrs-thecompanywhichwillreceivenewmembers
untiltheworlditselfshallpassaway.
Welookdownuponacrowdedamphitheatre.Outofthe"Clouds"of
Aristophanes,satireandhumorarepouringdowninstreamsuponthe
aud
5、ience;onthestageSocrates,themostremarkablemaninAthens,he
whohadbeentheshieldanddefenceofthepeopleagainstthethirty
tyrants,isheldupmentallyandbodilytoridicule-Socrates,who
savedAlcibiadesandXenophonintheturmoilofbattle,andwhose
geniussoaredfarabovethegodsoftheancients.Heh
6、imselfis
present;hehasrisenfromthespectator'sbench,andhasstepped
forward,thatthelaughingAtheniansmaywellappreciatethe
likenessbetweenhimselfandthecaricatureonthestage.Therehe
standsbeforethem,toweringhighabovethemall.
Thoujuicy,green,poisonoushemlock,throwthyshadowover
A
7、thens-notthou,olivetreeoffame!
SevencitiescontendedforthehonorofgivingbirthtoHomer-
thatistosay,theycontendedafterhisdeath!Letuslookathim
ashewasinhislifetime.Hewandersonfootthroughthecities,
andreciteshisversesforalivelihood;thethoughtforthemorrow
turnshishairgray!He,th
8、egreatseer,isblind,andpainfully
pursueshisway-thesharpthorntearsthemantleofthekingof
poets.Hissongyetli
