 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 Seiten
...real — Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal; " Dust thou art — to dust returnest" — Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment and not...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 brave,... | |
 | 1851 - 1220 Seiten
...the Psalm is deficient in every respect, and we cite a stanza in proof: — • . " Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to...that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day." The first line is as bad as it can be — not only bad taste, but bad grammar ; for we have two nouns... | |
 | John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - 1851 - 504 Seiten
...is not its goal. 'Dust thon art, to dust returnast,' Was not spoken of the soul. (l " V'1 enjoyment, and not sorrow,/ Is our destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than !o ,|.. v : " Let us, then, be up and doing, f With a heart for any late ; J Still achieving, still... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 Seiten
...Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums,... | |
 | 1851 - 724 Seiten
...whereas, the Psalm is deficient in every respect, and we cite a stanza in proof: — " Ло< enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find un farther than to-day." The first line is as bad as it can be — not only bad • ta^te, but bad... | |
 | James T. Siegel - 1997 - 292 Seiten
...by quoting a verse of Longfellow. The verse, he writes, is "more or less like this": Not enjoyment and not sorrow, is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to day. (149) After telling her again he is sure she understands it, he says, "When I read your letters,... | |
 | Arnold Lewis - 1997 - 384 Seiten
...record of the United States and of Chicago in these decades would have been different. Not enjoyment and not sorrow. Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act—act... | |
 | Sacvan Bercovitch, Cyrus R. K. Patell - 1994 - 580 Seiten
...empty dream For the girl is dead that's single And things are not what they seem . . . Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end or way But to act, that each tomorrow Nearer brings the wedding day. In the work of these women poets, region claims neither to represent... | |
 | Wanda H. Ball, Pam Brewer - 2000 - 182 Seiten
...seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal: Dust thou art, to dust returnest. Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not...act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Art is long, and Time is fleeting. And, our hearts, though stout and brave. Still, like muffled drums,... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 Seiten
...seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not...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 brave,... | |
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Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, 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. 
