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,
2 k$ S: ]0 S* A4 _: Y! T　　Life is but an empty dream!
　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
' M  |& K2 I0 X4 ?: `0 Y/ l　　And things are not what they seem.
" F! x1 c& D, z  d: g8 R　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
" p7 [0 M/ ]6 [' Z5 F! Q9 K　　And the grave is not its goal;
　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
　　Was not spoken of the soul.
( Y$ n) _2 q) M　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
# x- A* ?4 M; m; C$ w5 u6 A　　Is our destined end or way;
　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
. e4 P. S& C' p( B. Z  M　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
7 o- N& \0 x- T　　In the world's broad field of battle,
　　In the bivouac of Life,
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　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
  k+ n" I# }' Y( m　　Be a hero in the strife!
　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
3 X0 Z" e8 Z! o4 {- A　　Act-act in the living Present!
, x0 R5 u$ u1 N" K0 y) ^" _/ H　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
( a. Y& H0 ^5 C9 E8 o1 P, \　　Lives of great men all remind us
2 l  S5 x- }1 q　　We can make our lives sublime,
　　And , departing , leave behind us
' Q/ l% Q2 W1 k) P　　Footprints on the sands of time;
　　Footprints that perhaps another,
- n) e+ b9 q8 c2 D  i& X　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
6 H( [. _+ B: {" D! o　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
* n" N* x4 z% S1 q0 N0 t: v　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
　　With a heart for any face;
* |- U. ]6 M& _( |8 N　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
4 G/ N+ Z( \" i- ~! F　　Learn to labour and to wait.
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