 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,  Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Seite 3von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1901 - 371 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1842 - 610 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 Seiten
...stay in Bostown this night — I know !" A PSALM OF LIFE. BY HW LONOFELLOW. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Lile is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 494 Seiten
...praise, droops, droop's*, precept, precept, ticcept'st, depth, depths. A Psalm of Life. LONGFELLOW. What the Heart of the young Man said to the Psalmist....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 our hearts, though stout and... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1845 - 124 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 Seiten
...of the earth. — Wirt. 723. LIFE IS REAL. Tel! me not — :n mournful number», Life — is but nn empty dream! For the soul is dead— that slumbers....what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave — is not its goal; Dust Ihou an, to dust returneet, Was not written—of the soul. But... | |
| |
