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：, ~' V& `- b7 g+ W) e* d
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'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.1 L6 Q7 m2 l/ L0 [" F
( ?6 Z( X+ c$ b' ` E- m/ {; a3 cPush off, and sitting well in order smite # L3 Y8 x @7 s* o6 P7 w 8 s5 {$ y7 P" Q( `/ C/ [The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds$ S0 U8 O' p3 L) A
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths , Q5 `! y$ L4 n5 u8 ? ( ^) @) j4 a; y' dOf all the western stars，until I die. $ F s8 N3 y- b# d ; I* }1 Y# F: _It may be that the gulfs will wash us down; 2 t/ N5 z2 A3 {3 M s+ ? 4 \! F3 r) d9 z9 T, hIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,) A8 M2 O9 q& d( j3 M8 ?+ D5 P
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And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.) \ Z/ l4 l& M0 {+ |2 }! ?$ T9 a
$ c1 @4 }3 ^ ^/ @+ ^ YThough much is taken, much abides; and though2 s1 I) h- z. N5 P
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We are not now that strength which in old days ! A. A, i: s8 ]$ W# S7 N/ h % k# O9 J! r0 O5 N. T# A0 Y
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are( v+ a1 e, ~ g& S F' k2 P( B
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One equal temper of heroic hearts， 4 c A% Y" B4 b2 i0 ~) `* }$ p * J/ I% z8 S) ]Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will0 h. [3 B1 m6 m. i% ~% z+ k6 z
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To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.% P) U2 o3 c3 b. L