Thus they in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours, but neither self-condemning, And of their vain contest appeared no end.

Thus they in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours, but neither self-condemning, And of their vain contest appeared no end.

他们就这样互相指责，度过了毫无结果的几个小时，但都没有自我谴责，他们徒劳的争辩似乎没有结束。

-- John Milton 约翰·米尔顿