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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:! [$ j) }0 v1 j) c

# m8 @0 {) m: H! F! B: p'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.6 T# `( s. `0 ?: h+ }; S

" ], Z2 z  `! l1 T" V& b! b" [Push off, and sitting well in order smite7 a9 N% U  D5 N& v' e

% Y. t6 F( T  uThe sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
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& D- _$ `# q) W" q) o7 Q5 STo sail beyond the sunset, and the baths5 v  E. f$ x' e. X% h; F/ ^- a
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Of all the western stars,until I die.) d4 L8 `% w; J3 ~! t& ^

" Y0 n, e1 u* ~) w, R# _, JIt may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
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' Y' d9 Q( ^8 y, @$ H8 bIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
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And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.8 F, C- J+ e6 n( m2 E5 b
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Though much is taken, much abides; and though
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3 C9 n  P( p0 pWe are not now that strength which in old days# p' u7 H2 l: }( u- J
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Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are
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" t" [: ?5 @0 b1 g1 O; |7 i0 SOne equal temper of heroic hearts,* I: O9 n1 d3 k2 J- ]

$ a1 [- Y4 y6 W8 `% s  O4 X  OMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will
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To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.! w4 _0 J. P- Q2 |- r- E





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