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作者简介：
朗费罗，H．w．(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow，1807-1882) 19世纪美国最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。1807年2月27日出生于缅因州波特兰城一个律师家庭。1822年进入博多因学院，与霍桑是同班同学。毕业后去过法国、西班牙、意大利和德国等地，研究这些国家的语言和文学。1836年开始在哈佛大学讲授语言,文学长达十八年，致力于介绍欧洲文化和浪漫主义作家的作品，成为新英格兰文化中心剑桥文学界和社交界的重要人物。
It Is Not Always May
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The sun is bright, - the air is clear,
The darting swallows soar and sing.
And from the stately elms I hear
The bluebird prophesying Spring.
So blue you winding river flows,
It seems an outlet from the sky,
Where waiting till the west-wind blows,
The freighted clouds at anchor lie.
All things are new; - the buds, the leaves,
That gild the elm-tree's nodding crest,
And even the nest beneath the eaves;
There are no birds in last year's nest!
All things rejoice in youth and love,
The fullness of their first delight!
And learn from the soft heavens above
The melting tenderness of night.
Maiden, that read'st this simple rhyme,
Enjoy thy youth, it will not stay;
Enjoy the fragrance of thy prime,
For oh, it is not always May!
Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth,
To some good angel leave the rest;
For Time will teach thee soon the truth,
There are no birds in last year's nest!
