雪莱致伊丽莎白西琴勒的情书

ShellytoElizabethHitchener雪莱致伊丽莎白·西琴勒的情书 刚才收到你1号的来信我按我们之前的默契复信这个默契是不能违背的我们早上起身时你确实说过实际情况已经不一样了谁能猜得到我上次写信时的境况呢我心灵的知己这太可怕太令人沮丧了我的心为之一沉锐气消磨殆尽亲爱的人儿我又是你的了你的幸福又将压倒我这短暂的孤芳自赏然而在这种时候谁又不会有同感呢啊如果一息尚存而欲其不闻不问岂非与使第六感对这样一些印象变得迟钝同样不顾后果吗最亲爱的朋友宽恕我吧我把整个心都掏给你了几度提笔笔不从心但激情终于涌现你的信也起了作用我认为我们之间的交往永远不会终止这种交往给我带来了生命的曙光是洒在我冰凉而漫长的人生旅途上的温暖阳光偏见可能要求人们做出牺牲但我们不会向这个幽灵屈服世俗可能要我们做出牺牲舆论也会提出要求但遥望漂过远方山岭的云朵也乐在其中有益于身心只要一息尚存决不屈服决不低头即使大限到来人间情侣也要天上相聚何谓爱情何谓友情是球苹果玩偶可以信手拈来随意给人的实物是不能深化不能交流的吗凯米斯勋爵把爱情定义为一般激情的特殊体现但这是肉欲之爱情欲之爱是荒谬绝伦的逢场作戏是寻欢作乐的爱不是幸福的爱这是一种以自我为中心的爱自私自利的爱它只求利己是嫉妒之源其目的在于垄断追求的玩物其本质是私心垄断这种爱的些许表现也是对爱的亵渎使脆如纤草的爱泯灭殆尽但我们崇拜的爱象征美德天意和无私一句话真情它既能感知又与远方山头的云朵息息相通它追求

大家的幸福首先是对方的幸福不是因为对方给予欢乐也不仅因为对方使自己幸福而是因为这种爱真正无愧于心因为它有力量有情感并能无私奉献因为美德的可爱而爱美德不是因为怕下地狱或想升天堂而为他人求得幸福而是出于纯朴无华的美德你不久又会收到我的信再见了我最亲爱的朋友请你继续相信这一点我什么时候对阁下不忠我便将不复存在你的最诚挚和至死不渝的珀西·雪莱ShellytoElizabethHitchenerChestnutCottageKeswickTuesday12November1811Yourletterofthe1sthaththismomentreachedmeIansweritaccordingtoouragreementwhichshallbe1inviolableTrulydidyousaythatatourarisinginthemorningNatureassumesadifferentaspectWhocouldhave2conjecturedthecircumstancesofmylastletterFriendofmysoulthisisterribledismayingitmakesonesheartsinkitwithersvitalenergyDearbeingIam3thineagainthyhappinessshallagainpredominauteoverthisfleetingtributet

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