A Noiseless Patient Spider

A Noiseless Patient Spider

原文與註釋 (Text and Annotation)

A noiseless patient spider,

I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated,

Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,

It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,

Ever unreeling them, ever tirlessly speeding them. 5

And you O my soul where you stand,

Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,

Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres

To connect them,

Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile an-

chor hold,

Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my

soul. 10

Line	Word or phrase	Annotation
2	mark'd promontory	注意到。海角或岬。不過此處可能僅指一小樹枝，為蜘蛛所攀附。
3	how to explorevacant vast	如何探測。意指在蜘蛛眼裡，即是一小樹枝，也可視為海角或岬。而其攀附其上，即如探險家之探險海角之外。Vast此處用為名詞。此二字指廣闊無邊的空間。
4	launch'd forthfilament	射出。蜘蛛的細絲。此處重複三次，意在強調蜘蛛吐絲得不懈精神。
5	unreeling speeding	原意為自捲軸鬆開。此處指蜘蛛吐絲狀。吐絲的速度逐漸加快。(back)
7	detached in measureless oceansof space	超然孤立的樣子。形容心靈所欲接觸的領域，廣闊無邊。如浩瀚不可計量的太空。此行與第三行vacant vast前後呼應。
8	musing, venturing, throwing, seeking spheres	此四動詞的進行式與上段蜘蛛吐絲網，有異曲同工之妙。Musing指心靈的沈思冥想；venturing指心靈的探索；throwing指心靈的外投；seeking指心靈的尋求探測。外界現實的領域。
9	form'd ductile anchor	與外界接觸的橋樑建立起來。 ductile意為可延展的。anchor為錨。此處指可向外探索的心靈。
10	gossamer thread fling	如同蜘蛛一樣的游絲，由心靈所發出。由心靈向外投射。

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