殷勤遣群侍，买珠入城市;东市易宫衣，西市问新制。
归来奉佳人，百倍旧姝媚。装成齐起舞，“主君寿百岁”!
此诗吾以所拟句读法句读之，此吾以新法句读韵文之第一次也。(句读今改用通行标点，廿三年三月。)
二三、《告马斯》诗重改稿
(三月十九夜)
世界战云正急，而东方消息又复大恶。余则坚持镇静主义。上星期读康德之《太平论》(zumewigenfrieden)，为作《康德之国际道德学说》一文。连日百忙中又偷闲改作数月前所作《告马斯》一诗(见卷八第六则)。前作用二巨人故实，颇限于体制，不能畅达，故改作之，亦无聊中之韵事也。
tomars
morituritesalutamus.
第50章 民国四年(1915)二月十八日至六月七日(4)
supremelord!wewhoareabouttodie
salutethee!wehavecomeallatthycall
tolaydownstrengthandsoulandallinall，
withoutamurmuring，norknowingwhy!
butah!howwildroamtheselastthoughtsofours!
howvividwerecallthethrillinglore
ofthoseal·angiants，whoofyore
daredmetetheirstrengthagainstthywrathfulpowers;
andbroughttheefromtheheavensandcaptivedthee，
tillallfourseasonspassedbyandtheearth
withmirthbadewelcometothethirteenthbirth
ofthenewmoonsincethycaptivity!
andknow’stthouwhatthesedyingeyesbehold?
“midsthumananguishandwar’sthund”ringstorms，
therehavearisentwonewgiganticforms
ofceaselessgrowthandpotencyuntold.
andintheiradventweheartoll’dthyknell!
they-loveandlaw-shallrightallhumanwrong，
andpeaceandjusticebemankind’snewsong.
sobeouridlewish：nowfaretheewell!
〔中译〕告马斯
垂死之臣敬礼陛下
至高无上之神啊!垂死之臣
向汝敬礼!吾人皆奉召而来
向汝奉献吾人之力量、灵魂和一切，
没有一丝呻吟，不问任何缘由!
啊!垂死之臣思绪万千，心潮澎湃!
回忆起有关亚兰巨人之传说
这令人激动之传说在眼前栩栩如生，
惟有这些巨人胆敢冒犯汝暴怒之龙颜;
他们将汝撵下天庭，捆缚结实，
一年四季悄悄地流逝了
吾人满怀欣喜祝贺汝之新生
成阶下囚十三个月后汝又降临!
汝可知垂死之眼注视着什么?
在人类之苦难和战争之硝烟中，
出现了两个崭新之巨人形象，
他们持续生长，力大无比。
他们一来就把汝之丧钟敲响!
他们--爱和法律--将匡正人类之过失，
和平和正义将为人类谱写新曲。
此乃吾人之愚愿：祝汝顺利!
二四、致留学界公函
(三月十九夜)
anopenleitertoallchinese
students
mydearbrethren：
ifimayjudgefromthesentimentsexpressedinthelastissueofthemonthly，iamafraidwehavecompletelylostourheads，andhavegonemad.“fightandbevanquished，ifwemust”，saysoneclub.evenmr.w.k.chung，achristianofmaturethought，declaresinfieryeloquence：“evenifwefightandbedefeatedandconsequentlysufferthedisgraceoflosingourcountry，-eventhiscourseshouldbeinevitableandpreordained，istillsay，wecouldnotbutchoosetofight...letusfightandbeconqueredlikebelgium.”evenoureditor-in-chiefwhoinhiseditorialsadvisedusthathotheadshavenoplaceinthedeliberationofsuchgreatnationaldangerandthatweshouldconsultourheadsaswellasourhearts.-evenhewritesonanotherpage：“thechinesewillhavenochoice(whichtheywillnothesitatetomake)buttofight!”
now，letmesaythatallthisispureinsanity.wehavelostourheads.weareexcited，nervous，nay，“patrioticallyinsane.”mybrethren，itisabsolutelyuselesstogetexcitedatsuchacriticalmoment.noexcitement，norhigh-soundingsentiments，norsensationalsuggestions，haveeverhelpedanynation.talkingoffighting“onpaper”isthemostshallowcourseforustotake，whocallourselves“students”and“capablemen”.
itseemstomethattherightcourseforusstudentstotakeatthismomentandatthisdistancefromchina，isthis.letusbecalm.letusdoourdutywhichistostudy.letusnotbecarriedawaybytheturmoilofthenewspaperfromourseriousmission.letusapplyourselvesseriously，calmly，undisturbedlyandunshakenlytoourstudies，andprepareourselvestoupliftourfatherland，ifshesurvivesthiscrisis-asiamsureshewill，-ortoresurrectherfromthedead，ifitneedsbe!
mybrethren，thatisourdutyandourrightcourse!
isay，talkingoffightingjapanatthispresentmomentisinsanity.forhowcanwefight?oureditor-in-chiefsaysthatwehavethefightingstrengthofonemilliondeterminedsoldiers.letuslookatthefacts，wehaveatmost120，000soldiersthatcanbecalled“trained”，butpoorlyequipped.andwehaveabsolutelynonavy：thelargestvesselinournavyisathird-classcruiserwithadisplacementof4，300tons.andhowaboutmunitions?whatshallwefightwith?
soisaywithallsincerityandwithalldevotiontochina，thatitispurenonsenseandfoolishnesstotalkoffightingwhenthereisnottheslightestchanceofgaininganythingbutdevastation，anddevastation，anddevastation!
andyoutalkofbelgium--ofheroicbelgium!mydearbrethren，letmetellyouwithallmyheartandsoulthattoresistthetideofanoceanwithasinglehandisnoheroism，andthattostrikeaneggagainstarockisnoheroism!moreover，belgiumdidnotcontemplatesuchanutterdefeat.readsuchbooksashowbelgiumsavedeuropebydr.charlessaroleaofbelgium，andyouwillseethatshewassureoffrenchassistanceandofbritishsupport.andshewasconfidentofherliegeandherantwerpwhichhadthereputationofbeingthestrongestfortificationsintheworld.sobelgiumstakedallherfortuneforthe“glory”ofbeingaheroicnation!wasthattruecourage?wasthattrueheroism?
andmybrethren，thinkofbelgiumandofthebelgiansoftoday!isthe“glory”ofheroismworthallthesacrifice?
iamnotblamingthebelgians.whatiwanttopointouthereisthatbelgiumisnotworthchina’simitating，andthatwhosoeverwisheschinatofollowbelgium’spathandfateissinningagainstchina.
inconclusion，letmerepeat：donotgetexcited：letusdoourdutywhichistostudy.
thefinalsolutionofthefareasternquestionisnottobesoughtinfightingjapanatpresent;norinanyexternalinterferencebyanyotherpowerorpowers;norinanytemporaryreliefsuchastheequilibriumofpowersorthatoftheopendoor;norinanysuchproposalasthejapanesemonroedoctrine.therealandfinalsolutionmustbesoughtsomewhereelse-far，fardeeperthanmostofusnowsuspect.idonotknowwhereinitlies：ionlyknowwhereinitdoesnotlie.letusstudyitoutcalmlyanddispassionately.
readthislettercarefullybeforeyoucondemnme.
veryearnestly，
yourbrother，
suhhu
ithaca，n.y.
〔中译〕致留学界公函
诸位：
以上月期刊中各位所表示之义愤观之，余担忧吾辈皆头脑发热，理智失常。某一学生会以为“吾辈非战即死”。甚至连这位通情达理之基督徒--w·k·钟君也义愤填膺，宣称“倘使吾辈命中注定：凡战必败，终要遭受亡国之辱，余仍要说，吾辈别无选择，只有决一死战……宁可像比国人一样，非战即死。”甚至连该刊主笔先生，日前还在社论中劝诫众人，在此民族危亡之际，切不可鲁莽行事，乱了方寸，义愤之馀还须诉诸理智，如今他也在另一文中写道：“中国人别无选择，只有决一死战!(国人将毫不犹豫作此选择)”
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