经典外国英文诗歌：生之赞歌

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经典外国英文诗歌：生之赞歌

/ p( F& U" j; W; e& U. Q　　Tell me not in mournful numbers,
$ `. p8 i) x0 s6 @, E　　Life is but an empty dream!
　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
　　And things are not what they seem.
8 P8 K  ]) ?) w% m) [( x　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
　　And the grave is not its goal;
" h' f2 K- c0 z6 a  Y- J2 D　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
+ n) E  S( P, N' i7 i% ^( Z　　Was not spoken of the soul.
& K4 B& v0 @) M9 I' [+ o　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
　　Is our destined end or way;
　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
0 W; G! J0 s5 i; K3 N/ G* E　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
% ?/ Q2 ?+ d! h7 o9 e/ Y/ W　　Fneral marches to the grave.
　　In the world's broad field of battle,
# w" ?$ Z: H8 C* A4 ?; q　　In the bivouac of Life,
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　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
3 k( F( t3 ?! I% q+ a- K# F　　Be a hero in the strife!
- n2 n& _2 o! m0 {　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
　　Lives of great men all remind us
. E# d8 A, \" @　　We can make our lives sublime,
& }# x8 }8 J3 B& Q7 s4 w/ D* ]5 X　　And , departing , leave behind us
5 a3 n3 N# `& Y3 U8 a! E: Y* G2 p$ H　　Footprints on the sands of time;
　　Footprints that perhaps another,
; u# T! A. [7 D  [" F　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
4 c# U7 c% l2 S3 y　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
3 j- L  D7 [" b1 f/ c　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
* E# B& {& Z; k5 V　　With a heart for any face;
" T+ r+ _: ^% m- J" W　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
: L1 y; l& m; K2 e6 B+ ^　　Learn to labour and to wait.
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