The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.

  • -- William Shenstone 威廉·申斯通

诗歌的诗句,散文的段落,甚至最常被回忆和引用的经文,都被认为是极具音乐性的。

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I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.

我觉得我的散文读起来好像英语是我的第二语言。当我读到一段话的末尾时,我已经在躲避子弹,上气不接下气了。

Prose on certain occasions can bear a great deal of poetry; on the other hand, poetry sinks and swoons under a moderate weight of prose.

散文在某些场合可以承载大量的诗歌;另一方面,诗歌在适度的散文重压下沉沦和沉沦。