地狱的箴言

这两日念布莱克，看到收录于《天国与地狱的婚姻》中的地狱箴言七十条，按顺序搬来，与大家共享。诗人为此作的小序也很有意思，一并录下：

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
－－William Blake

A Memorable Fancy

As I was walking among the fires of hell, delighted with the enjoyment of Genius, which to Angels look like torment and insanity, I collected some of their Proverbs; thinking that as the sayings used in a nation mark its character, so the Proverbs of Hell show the nature of Infernal wisdom better than any description of buildings or garments:

Proverbs of Hell

1. In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
2. Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead.
3. The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
4. Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
5. He who desires but acts not, breads pestilence.
6. The cut worm forgives the plow.
7. Dip him in river who loves water.

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• Do you happen to know where this Blake quotation comes from ? - The Yeti 20000620184747
  • Eternity's - The Yeti 20000620184906
  • It is from "Poems And Fragments From The Note-book" - tian xin 20000620190130
    • Thanks. - The Yeti 20000621154300
• 试两个 - 地狱来客 20000620235513
  • 感觉上您倒是位天使：) - bm 20000621095114
  • 试一个 - bm 20000621152541
    • 怎么只有地狱客和北美天使才敢下地狱？ - tian xin 20000625050345
      • 或因我等凡心仍炽:-) - he zi 20000625101724
        • 看来去糜烂城邦或黄金牧场（墓地:）都是有路可循的。 - tian xin 20000625192806

Do you happen to know where this Blake quotation comes from ?

Eternity's

It is from "Poems And Fragments From The Note-book"

Thanks.

试两个

感觉上您倒是位天使：)

试一个

怎么只有地狱客和北美天使才敢下地狱？

或因我等凡心仍炽:-)

看来去糜烂城邦或黄金牧场（墓地:）都是有路可循的。