2016.3.15 在台大圖書館看到 Passionate Journey (A Novel in 165 Woodcuts,1919, Introduction by Thomas Mann) By Frans Masereel , City Lights Books, San Francisco. 郭松棻、李瑜教授贈，2015.09.09
2016.4.13 還書之後，雨中走回家，憑記憶：
題詞是惠特曼："Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself." - Walt Whitman
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我2024年生日讀新亞出版社的小小美國詩歌選註本，今年發現該系列的讀者指引書已經在網路上了。向李達三和談德義等主編，田 維新 (ˋ編輯召集人)等等致謝。
《惠特曼的詩 》Comprehensive Study Guide to Whitman's 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' and 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd' .
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《惠特曼的詩 》中的
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd"
And what shall my perfume be for the grave of him I loved?
註解
perfume 香料，泛指：一、輓歌。二、敷抹臨終的人所用的香膏。三、花。皆為追悼死者的儀式中最空靈，最具象徵意義的具體事物。
註解
perfume 香料，泛指：一、輓歌。二、敷抹臨終的人所用的香膏。三、花。皆為追悼死者的儀式中最空靈，最具象徵意義的具體事物。
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The phrase "the unbared heads" appears in Walt Whitman's poem "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," specifically in the context of mourning and death. The full line is: "and the unbared heads, / With the waiting depot, the arriving coffin, and the sombre faces".
This line from the poem describes the scene at a funeral or a train station where a coffin is being prepared or transported for a funeral procession.
- "Unbared heads": refers to uncovered heads, a gesture of respect during mourning or during the process of solemn burial.
- The surrounding imagery of the "waiting depot," "arriving coffin," and "sombre faces" reinforces the theme of loss and grief in the poem, which is dedicated to the memory of President Lincoln.
"Netherward black" is not a distinct or recognized term, but likely refers to the darkness in the depths of the Nether from the video game Minecraft, particularly the color black associated with the deep, oppressive environment where the Nether Wart plant grows. The phrase also appears in a Walt Whitman poem, where it describes a dark, downward movement or direction.
In the context of Minecraft:
- Nether Wart: is a plant found in the Nether, a dimension of lava and hostile creatures, and is used to craft potions.
- The Nether itself is often depicted as a dark, underground world.
- Nether Wart Blocks: are decorative blocks crafted from Nether Wart, used to build structures within the game.
In a literary context:
- The phrase "netherward black" was used by Walt Whitman in his poem "O western orb sailing the heaven" (also known as "Pioneers! O Pioneers!").
- In this poem, "netherward black of the night" refers to the deep, oppressive darkness of the night, suggesting a downward direction towards the dark depths.
Therefore, "Netherward black" likely combines the concepts of the deep, dangerous Nether in Minecraft with the literary use of "netherward" to describe something dark and heading downwards.
