(1825-1903)美國評論家,詩人,
生於美國馬薩諸塞州.年輕時住紐約城
,當過鐵匠.1849年開始靠寫作為生.隨後貢職於多個雜誌社,擔任編輯和評論員.
詩歌作品最為人所知,作品以寧靜,誠懇,細膩,理想化著名.被人稱為抒情詩人.
The Flight of Youth
Richard Henry Stoddard
There are gains for all our losses,
There are balms for all our pain;
But when youth, the dream, departs
It takes something from our hearts,
And it never comes again.
We are stronger, and are better,
Under manhood’s sterner reign;
Still we feel that something sweet
Followed youth, with flying feet,
And will never come again.
Something beautiful is vanished,
And we sigh for it in vain;
We behold it everywhere,
On the earth, and in the air,
But it never comes again!
青春飛逝
理查德·亨利·斯托達德
我們的壹切損失，都還可以補償，
我們的壹切痛苦，還會得到安慰；
但當青春這理想之夢消逝時，
它卻從我們心頭帶走了某種東西，
壹去不復回！
在成年生活的嚴峻考驗下，
我們變得比原來強，比原來美；
但我們仍然感到某種甜蜜的東西，
以飛快的步伐隨著青春而流逝，
壹去不復回！
某種美麗的東西已經消失，
我們嘆息已無用，也無從後悔；
我們雖然處處還能看到它的影蹤，
不論是在地上，還是在空中，
但它壹去不復回！
Love's Witness——愛情的見證
Slight unpremeditated Words are borne
By every common Wind into the Air;
Carelessly utter\'d, die as soon as born，
And in one instant give both Hope and Fear：
Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind
According to the Caprice of the Mind.
But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses，
Substantial Records to Eternity;
Just Evidences，who the Truth confess,
On which the Lover safely may rely；
They\'re serious Thoughts，digested and resolv\'d；
And last，when Words are into Clouds devolv\'d.
不加思索的輕率話語，
被每壹次平凡的呼吸載入空氣；
隨便說說，剛出口即消失，
壹瞬間給人希望和恐懼：
同壹氣息呼出萬般矛盾心腸，
追隨心靈無常的遐想。
但情書則是恒常的見證，
直至永恒的實體記錄；
公道的證物，它道出真誠，
戀人能在其上安心依附；
它們是嚴肅的思想，經過深思熟慮；
當話語在雲外消失，它們還將延續。