经典英文短诗精选：Before Dawn

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经典英文短诗精选：Before Dawn　　Life! Austere arbiter of each man's fate,
4 z8 Z- k0 f3 y　　By whom he learns that Nature's steadfast laws
& ]* x& d. J8 U) r　　Are as decrees immutable; O pause
　　Your even forward march! Not yet too late
$ D! B9 s' o" Q- \  y+ D　　Teach me the needed lesson, when to wait
: V9 D9 ?! E$ O; G" b　　Inactive as a ship when no wind draws
　　To stretch the loosened cordage. One implores
　　Thy clemency, whose wilfulness innate
　　Has gone uncurbed and roughshod while the years
　　Have lengthened into decades; now distressed
　　He knows no rule by which to move or stay,
; o( `& e% Z; _. _5 E$ |$ R+ D　　And teased with restlessness and desperate fears
; Q6 a8 E2 E( y. d　　He dares not watch in silence thy wise way
. g% n7 q0 l* o1 n3 g+ p　　Bringing about results none could have guessed.

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