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1、POEMSPOEMSCURRER,ELLIS,ANDACTONBELL.1POEMSPOEMSBYCURRERBELL,PILATE'SWIFE'SDREAM.I'vequench'dmylamp,IstruckitinthatstartWhicheverylimbconvulsed,Ihearditfall--Thecrashblentwithmysleep,IsawdepartItslight,evenasIwoke,onyonderwall;Overagainstmybed,thereshoneagleamStrange,faint,a
2、ndminglingalsowithmydream.Itsank,andIamwraptinuttergloom;Howfarisnightadvanced,andwhenwilldayRetingetheduskandlividairwithbloom,Andfillthisvoidwithwarm,creativeray?WouldIcouldsleepagaintill,clearandred,Morningshallonthemountain-topsbespread!I'dcallmywomen,buttobreaktheirsle
3、ep,Becausemyownisbroken,wereunjust;They'vewroughtallday,andwell-earn'dslumberssteepTheirlaboursinforgetfulness,Itrust;Letmemyfeverishwatchwithpatiencebear,Thankfulthatnonewithmeitssufferingsshare.Yet,oh,forlight!oneraywouldtranquillizeMynerves,mypulses,morethaneffortcan;I'l
4、ldrawmycurtainandconsulttheskies:Thesetremblingstarsatdeadofnightlookwan,Wild,restless,strange,yetcannotbemoredrearThanthismycouch,sharedbyanamelessfear.Allblack--onegreatcloud,drawnfromeasttowest,Concealstheheavens,buttherearelightsbelow;TorchesburninJerusalem,andcastOnyon
5、derstonymountaluridglow.Iseemenstation'dthere,andgleamingspears;Asound,too,fromafar,invadesmyears.Dull,measuredstrokesofaxeandhammerring>Fromstreettostreet,notloud,butthroughthenightDistinctlyheard--andsomestrangespectralthingIsnowuprear'd--and,fix'dagainstthelightOfthepale
6、lamps,defineduponthatsky,Itstandsuplikeacolumn,straightandhigh.Iseeitall--Iknowtheduskysign--AcrossonCalvary,whichJewsuprearWhileRomanswatch;andwhenthedawnshallshinePilate,tojudgethevictim,willappear--Passsentence-yieldHimuptocrucify;AndonthatcrossthespotlessChristmustdie.2
7、POEMSDreams,then,aretrue--forthusmyvisionran;Surelysomeoraclehasbeenwithme,Thegodshavechosenmetorevealtheirplan,Towarnanunjustjudgeofdestiny:I,slumbering,heardandsaw;awakeIknow,Christ'scomingdeath,andPilate'slifeofwoe.IdonotweepforPilate--whocouldproveRegretforhimwhosecolda
8、ndcrushingswayNoprayercansoften,noappealcanmove:Whotramplesheartsasotherstramplecl
