English humour

Jul 01, 2017 21:31



Labor raises honest sweat;

Leisure puts you into debt.

Labor gives you rye and wheat;

Leisure gives you naught to eat.

Labor makes your riches last;

Leisure gets you nowhere fast.

Labor makes you bed at eight;

Leisure lets you stay up late.

Labor makes you swell with pride;

Leisure makes you shrink inside.

Labor keeps you fit and prime,

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слишком бодро veronikadoe July 2 2017, 03:43:07 UTC
Because I could not stop for Death -
He kindly stopped for me -
The Carriage held but just Ourselves -
And Immortality.

We slowly drove - He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility -

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Re: слишком бодро klausnick July 2 2017, 08:01:36 UTC
Интересно, что смерть у англофонов мужчина.

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Re: слишком бодро veronikadoe July 2 2017, 08:05:14 UTC
да, на этом и строится ирония в начале стих-я - даме не прилично останавливаться ради мужчины, так что Смерти-джентльмену приходится самому учтиво предложить етц

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colored_way July 2 2017, 05:45:40 UTC
Да, жизнь есть постоянный и мучительный выбор между "надо" и "хочу".

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