Emily Dickinson
THE MYSTERY OF PAIN.
Pain has an element of blank;
It cannot recollect
When it began, or if there were
A day when it was not.
It has no future but itself,
Its infinite realms contain
Its past, enlightened to perceive
New periods of pain.
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to enlighten [in'lait(ə)n], [en-] - поэт. прояснять, проливать свет (на что-л.)
| English | Русский |
|---|---|
| mystery | тайна |
| pain | боль |
| element | элемент |
| blank | пустое место |
| to recollect | вспоминать |
| future | будущее |
| infinite | бесконечный |
| realm | королевство |
| to contain | содержать в себе |
| past | прошлое |
| to perceive | воспринимать |
| period | период |