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
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" h6 l+ w6 ]' ^# W# e1 a　　Tell me not in mournful numbers,
6 m* S+ P& V1 D  s) w　　Life is but an empty dream!
8 w8 U1 Z, \& F7 h( K　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
, \. g6 C1 m; G5 U　　And things are not what they seem.
/ k) y8 f( h$ f& c$ y　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
　　And the grave is not its goal;
　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
- {. E' G  v& G　　Was not spoken of the soul.
; |0 ~) @9 Q- _/ t. m! t　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
　　Is our destined end or way;
　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
  W8 I1 L- \, C- J1 V; {. K9 m% E　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
& g/ U3 j* ~9 V　　In the world's broad field of battle,
　　In the bivouac of Life,
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　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
6 q( a  f/ `/ f: X' E; }2 X　　Be a hero in the strife!
　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
- K$ i9 J/ z0 f　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
　　Act-act in the living Present!
3 @2 w5 M: o7 z8 G$ M. m& O　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
/ m6 O+ q3 J5 [) {1 |　　Lives of great men all remind us
" u  K& q3 Q& D* {% ?# f+ m1 M4 ~) e　　We can make our lives sublime,
' z8 j  _9 r, C1 J# m& [　　And , departing , leave behind us
: h% T0 e, O. v( l/ {! f  Z4 Q) ~- A　　Footprints on the sands of time;
　　Footprints that perhaps another,
2 d; Q$ E/ M, Y# p) a　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
$ Q% I$ `+ l1 O+ Y6 M/ }　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
8 N3 }" D; [3 W0 x) T: K2 y) k　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
+ Y8 L' J1 q8 w; Z, B8 Q3 {: e- w　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
6 `1 Q( h6 `4 U. u3 C& M　　Learn to labour and to wait.