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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　　Tell me not in mournful numbers,
　　Life is but an empty dream!
+ N, W3 l' O2 h0 f' N1 r5 |　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
. [$ o$ C$ R, O- L+ O% A: n　　And things are not what they seem.
, ?2 {2 }& V* f+ y: ~　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
" J: u% R2 z* O$ R2 W4 [7 d　　And the grave is not its goal;
$ B2 L& {. H' E) m　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
　　Was not spoken of the soul.
　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
) {7 o  h8 @  j* c8 M% y9 H　　Is our destined end or way;
: [% q3 n5 u. H8 d* ]9 ]　　But to act, that each to-morrow
% Z! @" i% q9 R7 _3 G5 ^. g　　Find us farther than to-day.
- _2 Y. R4 P7 B/ ~; G1 [9 U1 Y　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
3 d7 [# h+ c' R/ J4 J% I' }+ O　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
$ ~/ {8 h2 |4 k+ }( W( z) S0 ~　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
　　In the world's broad field of battle,
) p' d! ]7 T- Q" k$ r1 b+ v8 S3 P　　In the bivouac of Life,

　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
　　Be a hero in the strife!
　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
5 @% G& y; z# m$ f  i　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
0 R6 c- U# ^! N4 w% [' B# `- z" d" t　　Lives of great men all remind us
　　We can make our lives sublime,
, r) v+ i: G$ R　　And , departing , leave behind us
　　Footprints on the sands of time;
3 p1 S5 z2 i+ h8 q* \4 x" W4 f7 a　　Footprints that perhaps another,
+ d  g; M+ S/ z　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
+ g0 G+ B( [! e1 s& u6 A. C　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
　　Learn to labour and to wait.
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