经典英文小诗精选：In Darkness

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经典英文小诗精选：In Darkness　　Must all of worth be travailled for, and those
1 B# ~0 ]) ^' c$ V6 M　　Life's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?
9 i3 Q. S9 H5 G. e3 b: k) Q/ Y  l　　Must years go by in sad uncertainty
$ ^' ~# i3 W0 G' k6 `9 w) ~, ~　　Leaving us doubting whose the conquering blows,
+ j" O* F: k) w4 c& B　　Are we or Fate the victors? Time which shows
7 E% {( I* M  j7 ^　　All inner meanings will reveal, but we
( D3 j5 M& u, L* ?　　Shall never know the upshot. Ours to be
1 Q' C; f, v: L9 r- c　　Wasted with longing, shattered in the throes,
$ {- c0 s( ^: D1 f. [9 j　　The agonies of splendid dreams, which day
　　Dims from our vision, but each night brings back;
　　We strive to hold their grandeur, and essay
　　To be the thing we dream. Sudden we lack
　　The flash of insight, life grows drear and gray,
' P6 V' a7 `3 f　　And hour follows hour, nerveless, slack.
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