The soul selects her own society,

Then shuts the door

To her divine majority

Present no more,

Unmoved, she notes the the chariots pausing

5　

At her low gate;

Unmoved, an emperor be kneeling

Upon her mat﹒

I've known her from an ample nation --

Choose one

10

Then close the valve of her attention

Like stone.

Line

Word or phrase

Annotation

1

society　

友伴 。

2

shuts the door　

閉門，其意為不與他人交往 。

 3

To her divine majority

majority 同superiority; divine majority 非凡的卓越，不要介紹任何的伙伴給她（即心靈）。

5

Unmoved

不動心 。

notes

看到。

chariots pausing

兩輪戰車停下來。

9

ample nation 

廣大的國家。

11

the valve of her attention

注意力之活瓣，即她的注意力。