247 (1861)
×òî äàì ÿ çà ëèöî åãî?
Äàì æèçíü – àõ, ìàëî âàì òîãî?
Âàì ïëàòà êàæåòñÿ ñìåøíà? –
Ïîäóìàòü äàéòå òîëüêî ìèã! –
Âîò ñàìûé êðóïíûé Áîáîëèíê –
Ïëþñ æèçíü – óäâîèëàñü öåíà!
Èþíü – çíàêîìû ñ íèì, êàê ÿ? –
Èç Çàíçèáàðà ðîçó äíÿ –
Êðèíè÷íûé ëèëèé çâóê –
Ôóðëîíãè* ï÷åë – ôëîò ïàðóñíûé
 ïðîëèâå ñèíåì – áàáî÷åê –
È ìàéñêèé ïåñòðûé ëóã –
Äàì â " áàíêå" ïðèìóë " "÷àñòü" ìîþ –
Íàðöèññû ïðÿíûå äàþ –
È âñåõ ïîëåé ðîñó –
Ìåøêè äóáëîíîâ, ÷òî øìåëè
 ìîðÿõ íåáåñíûõ íàãðåáëè –
È ïóðïóð – èç Ïåðó –
Ïîäïèøåì, Øåéëîê: "à âçàìåí
Íà ÷àñ ïðåäñòàâëåí áóäåò åé
Åå âëàäûêè ëèê" –
Ñîãëàñåí? – äèâíåéøèé êîíòðàêò!
Ñêóïàÿ ìèëîñòü! – ýòî òàê –
Íî ñòîèò öàðñòâ ìîèõ!
13-19.12.2020
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*Ôóðëîíã – åäèíèöà èçìåðåíèÿ, ðàâíàÿ îäíîé âîñüìîé ìèëè (201,168 ì). Ýìèëè õî÷åò ñêàçàòü, ÷òî ï÷åë òàê ìíîãî, ÷òî ðîè ìîæíî èçìåðÿòü ôóðëîíãàìè.
247
What would I give to see his face?
I'd give — I'd give my life — of course —
But that is not enough!
Stop just a minute — let me think!
I'd give my biggest Bobolink!
That makes two — Him — and Life!
You know who "June" is —
I'd give her —
Roses a day from Zanzibar —
And Lily tubes — like Wells —
Bees — by the furlong —
Straits of Blue
Navies of Butterflies — sailed thro' —
And dappled Cowslip Dells —
Then I have "shares" in Primrose "Banks" —
Daffodil Dowries — spicy "Stocks" —
Dominions — broad as Dew —
Bags of Doublons — adventurous Bees
Brought me — from firmamental seas —
And Purple — from Peru —
Now — have I bought it —
"Shylock"? Say!
Sign me the Bond!
"I vow to pay
To Her — who pledges this —
One hour — of her Sovereign's face"!
Ecstatic Contract!
Niggard Grace!
My Kingdom's worth of Bliss!