晨读英文经典诗歌：In Darkness

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晨读英文经典诗歌：In Darkness

7 z, B8 H# e) W　　Must all of worth be travailled for, and those
　　Life's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?
( ^6 A9 k$ i4 v* n% {- o　　Must years go by in sad uncertainty
　　Leaving us doubting whose the conquering blows,
  c+ C; m6 ]9 K7 D& U- @+ h: V9 t, X  W　　Are we or Fate the victors? Time which shows
& Z& |& R4 p  O" e6 K' E　　All inner meanings will reveal, but we
) Y5 W- I2 r; j8 W　　Shall never know the upshot. Ours to be
5 K7 K9 r8 Z% W　　Wasted with longing, shattered in the throes,
: H% [2 k0 j6 B8 t" C' }　　The agonies of splendid dreams, which day
2 t! I  l9 p' l) p5 ?0 z- H7 s& E　　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
9 z4 Z# H  W0 p, l　　The flash of insight, life grows drear and gray,
  n- G1 n. ?4 f/ e: T% g　　And hour follows hour, nerveless, slack.