 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
 | George Sumner Weaver - 1855 - 324 pages
...bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be a hero in the strife. Trust no fortune, however 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... | |
 | George Sumner Weaver - 1855 - 272 pages
...bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be a hero in the strife. Trust no fortune, however 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... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 pages
...The eye of the hawk and the fire thereie. Cdsriàgt. Lives of all great men remind us We ean 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 shipwreek'd brother,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...divided us, and thereby made us slaves." — (Juesses at Truth, by Turn AVo/.Wi. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream !" For the soul...and God o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave bohiml us Footprints on the sands of time ; THOUGHT... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 pages
...given ; Tor a life of prayer is the life of heaven. HENBY WABE. af salm of HTELL me not, in mournful numbers, -*- " Life is but an empty dream ! " For...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 ; —... | |
 | 1980 - 80 pages
...soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Finds us farther than today. 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 in the sands of time; Footprints,... | |
 | Donald Hall - 1985 - 266 pages
...seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust retumest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not...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; A forlorn... | |
 | W. D. Gann - 1987 - 432 pages
...hopes. He resolved never to waver. Then read "A Psalm of Life" by Longfellow: Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream, For the soul is...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,... | |
 | Lillian Watson - 1988 - 356 pages
...surge of inspiration, the lines coming almost too quickly for his racing pen; Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!— For the soul...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,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1988 - 442 pages
...POEMS A PSALM OF LIFE* WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul...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,... | |
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