Стихотворение американского поэта и публициста Джона Гринлифа Уиттьера (1807-1892) «Барбара Фритчи» на английском и русском языках. Barbara Frietchie Up from the meadows rich with corn, Clear in the cool September morn, The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland. Round about them orchards sweep, Apple and peach tree fruited deep, Fair as the garden of the Lord To the eyes of the famished rebel horde, On that pleasant morn of the early fall When Lee marched over the mountain-wall; Over the mountains winding down, Horse and foot, into Frederick town. Forty flags with their silver stars, … Читать далее →

Стихотворение американского поэта и публициста Джона Гринлифа Уиттьера «Дух Мороза» на английском языке и в переводе М. Зинкевича на русский язык. The Frost Spirit HE comes,—he comes,—the Frost Spirit comes! You may trace his footsteps now On the naked woods and the blasted fields and the brown hill’s withered brow. He has smitten the leaves of the gray old trees where their pleasant green came forth, And the winds, which follow wherever he goes, have shaken them down to earth. He comes,—he comes,—the Frost Spirit comes! from the frozen Labrador, From the icy bridge of the Northern seas, which the … Читать далее →