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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及30何蛍
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commonest of our marine plants�察 �Chondrus crispus。 It occurs in the
greatest profusion on this coast�察�in every pool between tide´marks�察�and
everywhere ´ except in those of the highest level�察 �where constant
exposure to light dwarfs the plant�察 �and turns it of a dull umber´brown
tint ´ it is elegant in form and brilliant in colour。 The expanding fan´
shaped fronds�察 �cut into segments�察 �cut�察 �and cut again�察 �make fine bushy
tufts in a deep pool�察�and every segment of every frond reflects a flush of
the most lustrous azure�察 �like that of a tempered sword´blade。; ´
GOSSE'S DEVONSHIRE COAST�察 �pp。 187´189。
And the sea´bottom�察 �also�察�has its zones�察 �at different depths�察 �and its
peculiar forms in peculiar spots�察�affected by the currents and the nature
of the ground�察�the riches of which have to be seen�察 �alas� �rather by the
imagination than the eye�察 �for such spoonfuls of the treasure as the
dredge brings up to us�察 �come too often rolled and battered�察 �torn from
their sites and contracted by fear�察�mere hints to us of what the populous
reality below is like。 Often�察 �standing on the shore at low tide�察�has one
longed to walk on and in under the waves�察�as the water´ousel does in the
pools of the mountain burn�察 �and see it all but for a moment�察 �and a
solemn beauty and meaning has invested the old Greek fable of Glaucus
the fisherman�此 �how eating of the herb which gave his fish strength to
leap back into their native element�察 �he was seized on the spot with a
strange longing to follow them under the waves�察�and became for ever a
companion of the fair semi´human forms with which the Hellenic poets
peopled their sunny bays and firths�察�feeding ;silent flocks; far below on
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the green Zostera beds�察�or basking with them on the sunny ledges in the
summer noon�察 �or wandering in the still bays on sultry nights amid the
choir of Amphitrite and her sea´ nymphs�此�
;Joining the bliss of the gods�察 �as they waken the coves with their
laughter�察─�
in nightly revels�察�whereof one has sung�察 �
;So they came up in their joy�察�and before them the roll of the surges
Sank�察�as the breezes sank dead�察�into smooth green foam´flecked marble
Awed�察�and the crags of the cliffs�察�and the pines of the mountains�察 �were
silent。 So they came up in their joy�察�and around them the lamps of the sea´
nymphs�察�Myriad fiery globes�察�swam heaving and panting�察�and rainbows�察�
Crimson�察�and azure�察�and emerald�察�were broken in star´showers�察 �lighting�察�
Far in the wine´dark depths of the crystal�察�the gardens of Nereus�察�Coral�察�
and sea´fan�察�and tangle�察�the blooms and the palms of the ocean。 So they
went on in their joy�察 �more white than the foam which they scattered�察�
Laughing and singing and tossing and twining�察�while�察�eager�察�the Tritons
Blinded with kisses their eyes�察�unreproved�察�and above them in worship
Fluttered the terns�察�and the sea´gulls swept past them on silvery pinions�察�
Echoing softly their laughter�察�around them the wantoning dolphins Sighed
as they plunged�察�full of love�察�and the great sea´horses which bore them
Curved up their crests in their pride to the delicate arms of their riders�察�
Pawing the spray into gems�察�till a fiery rainfall�察�unharming�察�Sparkled and
gleamed on the limbs of the maids�察�and the coils of the mermen。 So they
went on in their joy�察�bathed round with the fiery coolness�察�Needing nor sun
nor moon�察 �self´lighted�察 �immortal�此 �but others�察 �Pitiful�察 �floated in silence
apart�察�on their knees lay the sea´boys Whelmed by the roll of the surge�察�
swept down by the anger of Nereus�察 �Hapless�察�whom never again upon
quay or strand shall their mothers Welcome with garlands and vows to the
temples�察�but�察�wearily pining�察�Gaze over island and main for the sails which
return not�察�they�察 �heedless�察�Sleep in soft bosoms for ever�察�and dream of
the surge and the sea´ maids。 So they passed by in their joy�察�like a dream�察�
on the murmuring ripple。;
Such a rhapsody may be somewhat out of order�察 �even in a popular
scientific book�察 �and yet one cannot help at moments envying the old
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Greek imagination�察 �which could inform the soulless sea´world with a
human life and beauty。 For�察�after all�察�star´fishes and sea´ anemones are
dull substitutes for Sirens and Tritons�察 �the lamps of the sea´nymphs�察�
those glorious phosphorescent medusae whose beauty Mr。 Gosse sets
forth so well with pen and pencil�察�are not as attractive as the sea´nymphs
themselves would be�察�and who would not�察�like Menelaus�察�take the grey
old man of the sea himself asleep upon the rocks�察�rather than one of his
seal´herd�察�probably too with the same result as the world´famous combat
in the Antiquary�察 �between Hector and Phoca�拭 �And yet ´ is there no
human interest in these pursuits�察�more humanity and more divine�察�than
there would be even in those Triton and Nereid dreams�察 �if realized to
sight and sense�拭 �Heaven forbid that those should say so�察 �whose
wanderings among rock and pool have been mixed up with holiest
passages of friendship and of love�察 �and the intercommunion of equal
minds and sympathetic hearts�察 �and the laugh of children drinking in
health from every breeze and instruction at every step�察�running ever and
anon with proud delight to add their little treasure to their parents' stock�察�
and of happy friendly evenings spent over the microscope and the vase�察�
in examining�察 �arranging�察 �preserving�察 �noting down in the diary the
wonders and the labours of the happy�察 �busy day。 No�察 �such short
glimpses of the water´world as our prese
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