第38章人生的节奏（1）
&hmofLife
艾丽斯·梅内尔Aliell
Iflifeisnotaloetical，itisatleastmetrical。Periodicityrulesoverthementalexperienan，agtothepathoftheorbitofhisthoughts。Distagauged，ellipsesnotmeasured，velootased，timesnotkheless，thereceissure。Whatthemiweekorlastyear，itdoesnotsuffernow；butitwillsufferagaiyear。Happiamatterofevents；itdependsupohemind。Diseaseismetrical，atshorterandshorterperiodstoingabroadatleriowardsrecovery。Sorrowforoolerableyesterday，aolerabletomorrow；todayitiseasytobear，butthecausehasheburdenofaspiritualdistressunsolvedisbouhehearttoatemporarypeadremorseitselfdoesreturakesusbyadearsurprise。Ifwehadmadeacourseofsvisits，wemighthavebeedwouldhavehadaioninsteadofadisakessuchobservations；inallthediariesofstudeeriorworld，therehavetherecordsoftheKeplerofsuchcycles。ButThomasàKempiskhereces，ifhedidhem。Inhisewiththeelements—“Whatwouldstthoumorethaofthesewereallthingsmade”—helearobefouhofthehourofbitterheremembrarestraithee，givingitamoree，butpresagingforitani。And“rarely，rarelyestthou，”sighedShelley，merely，buttotheSpiritofDelight。Delightpelledbeforehand，dedtoourservice—Arielbeboundtoadailytask；butsuchartif？icialviolehrowslifeoutofmetre，anditishatisthuspelled。THATf？litsuponaicallyorparabolicallyorhyperbolicallycurved，keepingnomanknowswhattrystswithTime。
&thatShelleyahoroftheIMITATIONshouldbothhavebeenkeenaoperceivethesef？lights，aheorderofthisperiodicity。Bothsoulswereiouchwiththespiritsoftheirseveralworlds，aehumanrules，noinfrasofthelibertyandlawoftheuniversalmovemehemtheknowledgeofreces。Eppursimuove。Theykpreseexistwithoutabsehatwhatisjustuponitsf？lightoffarewellisalreadyonitslongpathofreturhatroagtotheverytouchishasteningtoarture。“Owind，”criedShelley，inautumn，
“Owind，
Ifwinteres，gbefarbehind？”
&hatthef？luxisequaltotheref？lux；thattoihunlawfulree，istoweakentheimpulseoforeat；thesetusofmovement。Toliveinteffortsafteranequallife，whethertheequalitybesoughtialprodu，orinspiritualsweetness，oriheseolivewithouteitherrestorfullactivity。Thesoulsofofthesaints，beingsingularlysimpleandsingle，havebeepletesubjetothelawofperiodicity。Eddesolatiohembyseasons。Theyendured，duringspacesofvattime，theinteriorlossofallforwhichtheyhadsacrif？icedtheworld。Theyrejoitheuudeofsweetis。Likethemarethepoetswhom，threetimesortehecourseofaloheMusehasapproached，toudforsakehardlylikethem；notalwayssodoorsowhollypreparedforthedeparture，thebrevity，ofthegoldenandirrevocablehour。Fewpoetshavefullyreisedthemetriuse。Fnitionisexpressedinoneonlyway—silence。