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
　　Life's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?
　　Must years go by in sad uncertainty
　　Leaving us doubting whose the conquering blows,
% o* Y! y, ~; X7 F* a1 [9 W0 ?2 Q　　Are we or Fate the victors? Time which shows
) s  @) c. v, `! x( m　　All inner meanings will reveal, but we
　　Shall never know the upshot. Ours to be
　　Wasted with longing, shattered in the throes,
% A, K' h' ~4 M" V9 R' C7 W　　The agonies of splendid dreams, which day
- t1 G: m4 n. f: H7 Z4 b　　Dims from our vision, but each night brings back;
& P4 M& c. t# O( i　　We strive to hold their grandeur, and essay
. A/ j2 s1 q8 l! |1 U7 I4 N2 x( l5 A7 h　　To be the thing we dream. Sudden we lack
　　The flash of insight, life grows drear and gray,
　　And hour follows hour, nerveless, slack.