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1、TheNightingaleandtheRoseOscarWilde1"ShesaidthatshewoulddancewithmeifIbroughtherredroses,"criedtheyoungStudent;"butinallmygardenthereisnoredrose." 2Fromhernestintheholm-oaktreetheNightingaleheardhim,andshelookedoutthroughtheleaves,andwondered. 3"Noredroseinal
2、lmygarden!"hecried,andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithtears."Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwantofaredroseismylifemadewretched." 4"Hereatlastisatruelover,"saidtheNightingale."
3、NightafternighthaveIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestars,andnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth-blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisbrow." 5"ThePri
4、ncegivesaballtomorrownight,"murmuredtheyoungStudent,"andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIbringheraredrose,Ishallholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Butthereisnoredroseinmyga
5、rden,soIshallsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak." 6"Hereindeedisthetruelover,"saidtheNightingale."WhatIsingof,hesuffers-whatisjoytome,tohimispain.SurelyLoveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousthanemeralds,anddearerthanfineopa
6、ls.Pearlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarketplace.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold." 7"Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,"saidtheyoungStudent,"andplayupontheirstringedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetot
7、hesoundoftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher";andheflunghimselfdownonthegrass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwept. 8"Why
8、isheweeping?"askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair. 9"Why,indeed?"saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam. 10"Why,indeed?"whisperedaDaisytohisneighb