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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:
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* w0 l* a: L% [# g7 x'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
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$ |# |. L2 F% |# k' J- k$ lPush off, and sitting well in order smite
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; L4 r# P7 H/ t  [The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds! q. V- G. C: B& i
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
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Of all the western stars,until I die.5 B% \( X3 P5 |0 H

- @* a& C! i4 \It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;8 K3 u) j* X9 j

9 R* ?1 a2 J# N4 gIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
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And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.8 T! u' J2 |9 V! i: z+ i$ j
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Though much is taken, much abides; and though1 C0 s9 o# l' v0 v' l) {4 _( ^- z

; u$ E" x4 J  c2 O3 `, fWe are not now that strength which in old days
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Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are/ R% c& C: _' _0 @) N  x

# J) x$ U" ]# ?3 P# Z  @6 wOne equal temper of heroic hearts,8 K9 b: p2 b2 r$ P5 {

; i( a) J5 _4 \$ {: l- [3 SMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will, Y. D" N- g0 e& T# N  s

/ _8 r2 T4 o0 D- @To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.
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