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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, X1 H. H7 B4 D3 Z0 d% e+ _+ D: R　　Tell me not in mournful numbers,
　　Life is but an empty dream!
# U4 M$ [! |, \' D* v　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
0 Q4 T" S! F: j4 t  d& y　　And things are not what they seem.
　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
　　And the grave is not its goal;
1 R( F1 O% f; J　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
　　Was not spoken of the soul.
　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
　　Is our destined end or way;
　　But to act, that each to-morrow
$ i: F4 g: X" p* J& {6 p　　Find us farther than to-day.
1 x! S  f4 \( T9 j5 s7 B( x　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
6 L. T' V: V1 x　　Fneral marches to the grave.
: x2 ]  X' u: E# K* @' R6 R* d2 w" P0 ]　　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!
8 {7 [" r, k/ Z# o' }9 q　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
9 l; a2 n, ]5 K& `% S# V! d　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
+ V# n; q7 R' x+ {　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
- c8 ?. v; b& T　　Lives of great men all remind us
　　We can make our lives sublime,
　　And , departing , leave behind us
　　Footprints on the sands of time;
5 B2 m! L& }' L5 P% U　　Footprints that perhaps another,
" k; p  b. W' }/ E' G　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
8 E! `5 c; O' A1 _( I6 z* g　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
( F, V! o5 m+ _; R" K. o* k9 D9 g　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
　　Learn to labour and to wait.