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 c3 T4 o& B" H/ M# w
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'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. / q# l d) I8 A( B: x5 q6 q+ h0 B 5 }$ y1 d1 c9 D
Push off, and sitting well in order smite( @, ^. G+ L7 v! a" d6 \
( r& Y# r" T9 ^The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds 1 o( d$ Z, E# S" Z: D' g5 m0 k* z - i/ j1 l8 t9 y0 X' i* JTo sail beyond the sunset, and the baths ' a9 S% N, t# p1 Z- g3 K ; r" [+ i1 e z: { K) |
Of all the western stars，until I die. / ]% {0 k9 g+ a- j " |" n0 v7 ~( |" b6 k
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down; " @1 U2 a0 U* @+ h% l , K9 Q8 d' s# M, u% i: r dIt may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, ' {9 v: x! S6 v$ w3 X* K $ t# ^: Q5 e2 n' a; d- `
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. 9 C4 b& \' H, v. _ ; U8 M$ q6 r. S6 bThough much is taken, much abides; and though 4 {1 @# D; f9 I" \' C4 ^% D8 s . ^3 ]% i/ Z% GWe are not now that strength which in old days5 ~( L5 g& y2 Z# C+ o- @/ l
2 E, M4 f5 z- l, \* ~Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are1 k/ F, G7 k3 F4 _4 Q" K4 j/ b, g; C. W
x0 b/ @) u7 d0 d% C$ N f& |One equal temper of heroic hearts， - S. [7 x* b& {' h/ } 8 R8 g& m2 J( q- h7 BMade weak by time and fate, but strong in will* l7 s/ q4 c: `/ I( A
- Q, ^! A9 |2 R( ~; G# I" |( {1 `To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. / X1 s' h3 J Y7 S