Pope wrote his first verses at the age of 12. His breakthrough work, AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM (1711), appeared when he was 23 year-old.
During most of his time, Pope abandoned himself to writing when spending time reading books from his father‘s library, which made great contribution to his works later.
Stanza 1
Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground.
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Stanza 3
Blest, who can
为他祝福，
unconcernedly find 胸中一无牵挂，
Hours, days, and years 只见岁月
slide soft away,
轻轻流逝的迹，
In health of body,
身体康健，
peace of mind,
心平气和，
Quiet by day,
Thus let me live,unseen,unknown; Thus unlamented let me die; Steal from the world,and not a stone Tell where I lie. Pope was determined to lead a secluded,pastoral life,for he believe that this life could bring peace to his mind and provide him with sources and environments for his writing. It shows Alexander Pope’s hope to have a peacefully seccluded life.
live in our own way.
Stanza 4
Thus let me live,unseen,unknown; Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world,and not a stone Tell where I lie.
让我就这样幽独地活在世上， 让我去世时无人悼念痛惜， 悄悄离开人间，死于何时何地， 无需石碑铭记。
Pope wrote this poem when he was only 12. He
loved nature and hated city, and this poem expressed
his longing for a pastoral life.
The poem’s rhyme scheme is
It tells us that fame and
unconcernedly find wealth don’t matter that
Hours, days, and years
much, the health of our
slide soft away,
In health of body,
body and soul does. A
I think this poem delivery an attitude toward life. It tells us that everyone can live in their own way and there is no need to care about other’s opinion. Wealth and fame are only clouds. What is the most important is health! A person who enjoys living in solitude and peace and doing what he likes is a happy person.
Stanza 4
Sound sleep by night; 夜来安睡，
study and ease, Together mixed;
闲读书籍，
sweet recreation;
赏心乐事穿插随意，
And innocence, which most does please还有一种最大的快乐：
With meditation.
daily routine: he mixes his
which most does please
With meditation.
study and ease together
Stanza 4
Sound sleep by night;
He express his desire for
study and ease, Together mixed;
白日清静无比。
Stanza 3
Blest, who can
unconcernedly find Hours, days, and years
slide soft away, We can interpret as that
In health of body, his heart is peaceful and
故土寸步不离。
Stanza 2
Whose heard with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire.
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peace of mind,
person who enjoys living
Quiet by day,
in solitude and peace is
a happy person.
Stanza 3
The third stanza expresses Pope's wish to live a secluded（隔绝的） and pastoral （乡村的，田园式的）life.
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, and it
uses iambic tetrameter (four feet), with exceptions in
the fourth line of each stanza (two feet).
Additionally, Alexander Pope used very simple language, structure and ideas in this poem to successfully communicate the meaning of "Ode on Solitude."
peace of mind, Quiet by day,
free of worry and when he is faced with time passing, he does not care.
He even does not realize
time lapse.
Stanza 3
Blest, who can
任遐思漫无边际。
Stanza 4
Sound sleep by night; He enjoys quiet day
study and ease,
Together mixed;
and night.
sweet recreation;
He expressed his concrete
And innocence,
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Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English essayist, critic, satirist, was one of the greatest poets of Enlightenment(启蒙运动).
His writings: The Rape of the Lock (1714: mock-heroic satire) Essay on Man (1732-4: poetical defense of deism) Essay on Criticism (1711: outlines contemporary critical tastes and standards) His translations: The Odyssey of Homer The Iliad of Homer