In the Victorian period,（ ）held the idea that man's life is composed of battle between sin and virtue, good and evil.

• A、Charles Dickens
• B、Thomas Hardy
• C、Jane Austen
• D、Charlotte Bronte

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I grow old... I grow old... .

I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?

I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.

I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

I do not think that they will sing to me.

Question:

A. ldentify the poet.

B. Is it a romantic poem?

C. What's the theme of the poem?

All the following Thomas Hardy's works are known as "novels of character and environment" EXCEPT（ ）

• A、Mrs. Warren's Profession
• B、The Return of the Native
• C、The Trumpet Major
• D、Jude and Obscure