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!
　　for the soul is dead that slumbers,
　　And things are not what they seem.
: R- K. ~# R  [6 U) S9 _　　Life is real! Life is earnest!
2 j& }- B2 a" @* A7 Y7 l& W" e$ K　　And the grave is not its goal;
4 w0 u4 p* o# O2 d( y　　Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
　　Was not spoken of the soul.
; E( \( C7 T+ ^/ |# S　　Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
: p7 E* e* F0 K　　Is our destined end or way;
& o% ~* d# e' h　　But to act, that each to-morrow
　　Find us farther than to-day.
: Q; M; Q' R2 u3 U, ~7 l　　Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
　　And our hearts, though stout and brave,
; _0 R* X4 m% ]+ A2 }　　Still, like muffled drums, are beating
　　Fneral marches to the grave.
　　In the world's broad field of battle,
* S: M1 M  F- z# [5 T　　In the bivouac of Life,

　　Be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
. o. n+ W' e8 N" {. w5 k　　Be a hero in the strife!
　　Thrust no future,howe'er pleasant!
: A5 e! L# p, [　　Let the dead Past bury its dead!
* E; J/ R9 X6 d- B　　Act-act in the living Present!
　　Heart within, and God o'erhead!
　　Lives of great men all remind us
　　We can make our lives sublime,
　　And , departing , leave behind us
　　Footprints on the sands of time;
2 e6 V! m7 q* H( M) U　　Footprints that perhaps another,
4 i  ^/ A$ \: X- c9 s* o0 j　　Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
　　A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
　　Seeing, shall take heart again.
: [3 M1 p: c, t5 w　　Let us , then, be up and doing,
　　With a heart for any face;
　　Still achieving, still pursuing,
4 E2 y& W" g. d9 Z: X% b/ z% @- B　　Learn to labour and to wait.