There is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
That bears a human soul!
没有一艘帆船能像书本那样，
带我们跨越万水千山，
也没有一匹骏马，
比得上一页欢腾的诗篇。
没有旅费的窘迫，
最穷者也可以跋涉万里;
承载灵魂的战车，
向来是如此素俭。