Poem 303

J303

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.

 

                                    
 
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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。