曾经在他的诗作《Lamia》中哀叹，

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Confusion to the memory of Newton

Because he destroyed the poetry of the rainbow

by reducing it to a prism

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对牛顿的记忆在模糊中

因为他摧毁了彩虹的诗意

将它化为光谱上的七种颜色

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他也悲叹：

John Keats, Lamia (1820)

Part II

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Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings,

Conquer all mysteries by rule and line,

Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine–

Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made

The tender-person’d Lamia melt into a shade.

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自然哲学让天使折翼

以规则和线条征服所有的神秘

扫除鬼魅之气和神灵之土

摧毁彩虹 就像片刻之前才创造

吸血鬼拉米亚委身躲进阴影之中

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蔡耀明 诗歌翻译

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