 Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are...  Voices of the Night - Page 6de Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 183 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 pages
...to the grave. Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'cr pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead ! Act, —...and GOD o'erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...a hero in the strife ! PSALM OF LIFE. Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead Past buryits dead ! Act, — act in the living Present ! Heart...and God o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time ; Footprints,... | |
 | 1844 - 504 pages
...strife. Trust no future howc'er pleasant, Let the dead past bury its dead Act, act, in the glorious present, Heart within and God o'erhead. Lives of great men all remind us We may make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time. Footprints... | |
 | T. WARD AMD CO. - 1844 - 444 pages
...living present ! Heart within, and God o'er head ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time : Footsteps that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pages
...soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting,...and GOD o'erhead! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time —... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...present! Heart— within, and God— o'er head. Lives of great men — all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps — on the sands of time ; Footsteps, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 pages
...present! lletm — within, and God— o'er head. Lives of great men — all remind us \A'e can make our lives sublime, And. departing, leave behind us Footsteps — on the sands of time ; Footsteps, thnt perhaps another, Sailing o'cr litc's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother,... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1845 - 124 pages
...art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime ; And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footsteps that, perhaps, another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...and far, A voice fell, like a falling star,. Excelsior ! A PSALM OF LIFE. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time. Footsteps, that perhaps another Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and ship-wrecked brother,... | |
 | 1846 - 438 pages
...battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be a hero in the strife ! 232 BERMUDAS. Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead Past...time ; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life 's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Let us, then,... | |
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