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,
　　Life is but an empty dream!
3 h; N" e; W8 j  Z* r! i: d6 M9 R　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
　　And things are not what they seem.
　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
　　And the grave is not its goal;
' y  V; s/ _* q　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
" N$ I8 {2 C/ w$ z, F　　Was not spoken of the soul.
　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
! R" u6 S3 k" ^4 Y6 S2 W& X6 T! _　　Is our destined end or way;
  N- ^/ G) J- x　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
; |. s3 F+ L5 {; f　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
, e2 E( t+ j1 ~2 u　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
/ d% c% |: I3 Z. B- D; S5 h　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
  J! A1 X* K( {4 B, R7 R) r' d　　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!
- S0 E5 L  a) s' X　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
! `: p+ O/ }# {+ q　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
. ?, [9 f7 q4 P" N# h, Z　　Lives of great men all remind us
0 o: A9 t1 ~/ L# @　　We can make our lives sublime,
　　And , departing , leave behind us
5 A+ a8 Y% h- K  Z　　Footprints on the sands of time;
; E: V# i' ?+ r% ?( k2 [# o0 t4 O　　Footprints that perhaps another,
" ]7 `8 \4 I: f, \　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
$ n# f+ S1 q7 X2 n; Z  b　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
: z$ L8 W* P1 S9 Z# S9 w, ]　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
　　With a heart for any face;
# c) g. N5 X0 E: N　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
　　Learn to labour and to wait.
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