The choice

William Butler Yeats

The intellect of man is forced to choose

Perfection of life ,or of the work,

And if take the second must refuse

A heavenly mansion ,raging in the dark.

When all that story ‘s finished ,what’s the news?

In luck or out the toil has left its mark:

That old perplexity an empty purse,

Or the day’s vanity ,the night’s remorse

选择
叶芝

人的理智被迫去做出选择
人生的完美或是作品的完美
要是选择后者就必须拒绝
大厦宅院而在黑暗中女队。
当故事结束奇闻有何特色？
劳作留印记，好运或倒霉：
古来的困惑，空空的钱包，
或白天的虚荣夜晚的懊恼

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