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,
, ^0 U( F, I" S　　By whom he learns that Nature's steadfast laws
　　Are as decrees immutable; O pause
8 ?" [+ |+ y: H! R+ g　　Your even forward march! Not yet too late
　　Teach me the needed lesson, when to wait
( D4 E2 X/ T) A: M! l( ~( M　　Inactive as a ship when no wind draws
( n5 F4 y- R0 ?' Y5 c9 r* u　　To stretch the loosened cordage. One implores
9 E& B# r  p2 w1 P& f- k0 E　　Thy clemency, whose wilfulness innate
6 \  S' C* p6 j* d% C/ e　　Has gone uncurbed and roughshod while the years
" u: g) m" y' Z0 _" X; X+ l　　Have lengthened into decades; now distressed
  _+ C3 I6 k3 [: }$ E　　He knows no rule by which to move or stay,
　　And teased with restlessness and desperate fears
　　He dares not watch in silence thy wise way
" [3 e! J0 T' g1 [　　Bringing about results none could have guessed.
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