It was not very well written, this poetry of labour, but the pluck of the sentiment redeemed what was weak or wordy in the expression.
这些劳动的诗歌写得未必高明,但情感中的勇气,弥补了表达的软弱与冗长。
— Robert Louis Stevenson · An Inland Voyage · Origny Sainte-Benoîte: A By-Day —
It was not very well written, this poetry of labour, but the pluck of the sentiment redeemed what was weak or wordy in the expression.
这些劳动的诗歌写得未必高明,但情感中的勇气,弥补了表达的软弱与冗长。