The world is too much with us; late and soon, 

尘世诱惑甚多 

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; 

无论将来或当下 

Little we see in Nature that is ours; 

人类获取自然之馈赠 

We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! 

又恣肆挥霍大自然的能量 

人类之驽钝 

This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon, 

竟然无法知晓自然与人类之一体 

The winds that will be howling at all hours, 

无知的慷慨之举 

And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers, 

竟然连心一起抛弃 

For this, for everything, we are out of tune; 

It moves us not.--Great God! 

昔日 

大海向月亮敞露心胸 

I'd rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; 

风儿整日快意地掠过 

So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, 

而此时 

Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; 

大海与风儿却如睡莲般蜷缩 

Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; 

一切的迹象 

Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. ____William Wordsworth

表明 

大自然不再令人类沉醉感动 

我们的人生已经不成曲调 

全能的上帝啊！ 

我宁愿是一个被陈腐教条喂养的异教徒（此处指多神教和土著） 

站在这片怡人的草地 

一睹大自然的清姿丽影 

消融无限的悲哀与孤单 

容我 

看到普罗狄斯在海中升起 

听到特莱顿吹起那装饰着花环的号角