标题: 丁尼生 《尤利西斯》 节选 [打印本页] 作者: erha 时间: 2013-1-4 23:36 标题: 丁尼生 《尤利西斯》 节选 本杰明格雷厄姆八十岁生日爬梯上对儿孙们做了个演讲，演讲最后以这一段诗作结尾。这首诗是写老年的，不过我看了后觉得很受激励，就抄录下来以作自勉： 3 V% r: K3 j. S * @- C& U; J, X1 j: \'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.1 V8 C; W6 A. @
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Push off, and sitting well in order smite; N3 o3 J! |: J; p+ Y8 q
/ G" g P/ @) ]( I+ Z0 r# B+ WThe sounding furrows; for my purpose holds 2 q$ N) ^! F. R [& J6 M # g/ z+ t1 q: X( p' D
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths2 c( f+ i, C& U7 @: F4 U- q
! I# @! I2 e* ^0 t% |4 x2 aOf all the western stars，until I die.) @# v. t/ o3 N9 ]3 q
7 f7 F3 M" m6 J0 R* G# q0 z3 f, BIt may be that the gulfs will wash us down; % _' \+ [/ w9 b0 V o 6 M' w) F& N! M0 S
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, 7 t8 e* F" C( q' q3 w, g7 ~2 O ; |8 j X/ Q) M% _" Z5 J8 F: V
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. - z8 X4 t1 i* u; e 4 D- w$ P$ l2 ?+ t# v$ FThough much is taken, much abides; and though/ F6 M$ R( T& ^7 v4 o$ r& ~' }
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We are not now that strength which in old days M2 X$ r/ m: E) \* ^/ p, ] ' R2 s8 t* G; FMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are% N2 |) k' Y2 A; }# o0 J
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One equal temper of heroic hearts，" q. G+ O. V$ S' S; g( v3 i
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Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will 9 L! Q" x4 A8 \+ w$ }; F 8 H; L$ a r1 z( ]
To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.* y* B; e$ z$ }3 s3 U