TELL me not, in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream ! " For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest, The Complete Poetical Works of Longfellow - Page 3by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1922 - 689 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1842 - 610 pages
...first is, "What the Heart of the Young Man said to the Psalmist." Tell me not in mournful numbers, j Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that...is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Wat not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to act,... | |
| 1842 - 818 pages
...heart of the young man said to the Psalmist !" " Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an idle dream ! For the soul is dead that slumbers ; And things...not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not written of the soul. Art is long, and time is fleeting. And our hearts, though stout and brave,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...TB1C HKAHT OF THE YOUNQ MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. 20 A PSALM: OF LIFE. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or... | |
| 1844 - 288 pages
...A PSALM OF LIFE. TI:I r. me not in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream ! " For the sonl is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they...of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end and way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and... | |
| T. WARD AMD CO. - 1844 - 444 pages
...may seem to be to ourselves and others.— Newton. LIFE. By HW Longfellow. Tell me not in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream !" For the soul...what they 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,... | |
| William Johnson Fox - 1845 - 124 pages
...They bear through every clime The harvests of all time, On, on, for ever ! TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...its goal ; " Dust thou 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,... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...then look in outward nature, for a harmony agreeing with it ; but not before. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life— is but an empty dream! For the soul...what they 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... | |
| Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 pages
...fragrant gardens of the South. A PSALM OF LIFE. BY HENRY W. LOffOFBM.O'W. Tell|"me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to art, that each to-morrowFinds us farther than to-day. Art is long and time is fleeting, And oar heart*,... | |
| 1846 - 308 pages
...like a falling star ! Excelsior ! A PSALM OF LIFE. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...they seem. Life is real — life is earnest— And the grave is not its goal, I ust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
| Mary Chauncey - 1846 - 148 pages
...very pretty, •ndpOsMMing valuable medicinal qualities. ENEBOY IN ADVEKSITT. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream, For the soul...they seem. Life is real — life is earnest—- And the grave is not its goal ! Dust thou art — to dust reiurnest— Was not spoken to the soul, Let... | |
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