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

　　Tell me not in mournful numbers,
( e  D6 [& Z+ [8 Y2 [: a9 n　　Life is but an empty dream!
! j3 y: z4 ~8 r7 r+ F4 {　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
: ]5 O# N  f' V% p$ H7 P5 x　　And things are not what they seem.
( o! ^- Q( x2 ^7 r, R; b2 B) F7 ~　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
　　And the grave is not its goal;
$ N% E' O$ S7 P& o& O　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
' F7 Z. ?- D+ n+ t　　Was not spoken of the soul.
　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
$ @' y( o) M. i9 K, q6 a　　Is our destined end or way;
　　But to act, that each to-morrow
" ?; w+ Q# m( i　　Find us farther than to-day.
0 z$ p4 D+ s$ _( G　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
3 ?' a- n1 [' F　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
. T5 W2 o  U  Y" c　　Fneral marches to the grave.
' @! ~- P" D  v+ A8 F　　In the world's broad field of battle,
　　In the bivouac of Life,
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　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
　　Be a hero in the strife!
! w& }6 g  n& S7 Q& N7 D　　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!
" G; [% x+ q4 J+ f　　Lives of great men all remind us
　　We can make our lives sublime,
* S* y# @* ]9 Y. B  M　　And , departing , leave behind us
　　Footprints on the sands of time;
　　Footprints that perhaps another,
8 I$ q. W6 h& Z/ W, p2 X7 F9 A+ G　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
* r! e) ~& }! K# k9 B　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
; z6 _7 n* r0 H, m+ C$ K/ ?& i1 t　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
  q' V7 `+ n3 T# S) P4 R; l8 ^% k　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
　　Learn to labour and to wait.
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