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:5 t1 F- e X5 \. C7 C
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'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.* z( g4 x1 @3 K
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Push off, and sitting well in order smite % {* M$ C1 z- a% E. X' T. g4 q 1 V+ L! s& D1 N' v$ `" C
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds 1 ? o# [+ W% R ' h1 W& C" w4 k- D9 _6 r7 ?
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths" {! k1 H* k1 ~4 J6 Y
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Of all the western stars,until I die. - m+ S4 `/ j& }9 I/ E+ I + }/ j, z' W4 @1 t( x# M" \It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;9 z. P4 L- L6 G4 ?2 u* o% L
- d0 f$ ^5 ], T! v3 ^0 o; F/ pIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, ' |4 I8 W7 |& h" w , N" V4 R1 `! x+ u! _And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. 6 I& c* H* `8 V+ \9 S( [8 v : w, c3 V% r/ u# a
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) E' r0 q6 p/ S- QWe are not now that strength which in old days8 H1 U( n9 ^0 _5 B/ S/ H- E
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Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are 7 }& t' A- D1 Q3 k# W( X + l4 L( `1 U: T. ~+ c0 a# [One equal temper of heroic hearts, 5 E8 P( |0 e% |" O) ]8 X% [0 ]# s 2 ~/ o9 }+ m/ W/ C2 X xMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will! M% O" N5 p2 m1 E
1 I2 J2 O4 f7 O; [. e0 }To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. 9 t& D3 L7 d9 }