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,
: T; `/ S. t$ ?4 ?" l( Y; p: B　　Life is but an empty dream!
: K: \+ k, Q9 a( G' |& E　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
, Z& _6 i0 Q7 ^! @1 k　　And things are not what they seem.
　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
  y' P: F/ Y4 g% S  E　　And the grave is not its goal;
8 a! e& i! U& q9 u  k6 Y　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
! L8 o7 f, V1 j. F2 K/ y$ g) b' l　　Was not spoken of the soul.
/ B9 E$ R# `+ ^' t* o　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
　　Is our destined end or way;
( H0 R/ _7 w: y' P1 x　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
6 H1 }' a- q" ]* w　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
　　In the world's broad field of battle,
3 w0 T, I' X4 v6 C0 u3 Z3 Q　　In the bivouac of Life,
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　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
　　Be a hero in the strife!
　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
　　Lives of great men all remind us
& G  L- e4 W9 l　　We can make our lives sublime,
　　And , departing , leave behind us
　　Footprints on the sands of time;
　　Footprints that perhaps another,
　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
+ w% p1 S7 n& h6 k3 w& i$ Q　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
9 o8 g3 U! i) T0 n3 h　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
　　Learn to labour and to wait.