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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:" l% F8 D4 v. d/ f$ c4 Z: V( B

; h1 n6 {% R( [4 e6 C! B+ O'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.. A  g' b- n) I/ E4 b
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Push off, and sitting well in order smite
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  c9 z5 U% C7 b4 ^) D5 [The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
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. a) L7 u- g% \; G9 wTo sail beyond the sunset, and the baths2 f+ Q$ A5 S( M) V+ N$ S- B

$ Y" K- e8 t: W9 r  f2 nOf all the western stars,until I die.
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It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;" @& `6 b& A8 O* j  k

  F8 _3 X* Q2 X& a- ]- H0 VIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
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$ D* k* T. p+ a1 E% t" \And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.9 v% o8 ^% Z$ C. _; K
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Though much is taken, much abides; and though
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- R; p' R$ V- b, jWe are not now that strength which in old days* z5 b" D6 B0 _9 D2 |% f" ]7 \

  O; F% G8 M/ j$ oMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are+ s5 E6 A0 R, [: r6 d
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One equal temper of heroic hearts,
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0 }% N* {, v% D, S2 T. NMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will
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3 b% v& g, W/ G1 x  X' _To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.4 i' a/ c3 \$ `2 `. E  Z





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