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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:- y* R1 i  J- T) y

) D+ _7 K0 _1 A2 e# W; s'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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Push off, and sitting well in order smite  n' K8 s1 K' w0 F( h9 B

  m# b. H( V6 vThe sounding furrows; for my purpose holds- r4 T. r- f" x! `$ E  S3 n
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths% K$ M( |! d" J- g- L% V8 b  B; ~9 I
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Of all the western stars,until I die.# G$ u3 h% Y( D2 _2 n& r0 n

# P: m; k! b* G) Z' {. jIt may be that the gulfs will wash us down;" I( O+ N. l+ w) o" k
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It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,$ t8 @2 h2 N- O" n  Z
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And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
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: o* \) z0 E8 k6 j- J4 G0 YThough much is taken, much abides; and though
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' u: \; ?# y" f( ^1 t" J1 VWe are not now that strength which in old days! Q2 ~$ @9 \8 p0 f( W- ~, H

7 ^0 c' T6 K$ K. PMoved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are
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One equal temper of heroic hearts,
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Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
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To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.- g, k4 O1 c- \! y1 f





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