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, Was not spoken of... The Gift Book of Gems - Page 141856 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pages
...Night ! A PSALM OF LIFE. WHAT THE HEART OF THE TOUWG HAW SAID TO THE P9ALMI3T. 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 returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pages
...THE PSALMIST. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream I For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are...what they 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. 20 A PSALM... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 pages
...light of home. LESSON LXXXII. A PSALM OF LIFE. II. W. LONGFELLOW. WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST. Tell me not, in mournful numbers,...that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. 5 Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"... | |
| 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,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 pages
...Spanish Student," and two Tolumes of ballads and other poems. A PSALM OF LIFE. 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 returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...of salvation; Strong was the Word of God to succour thee ! JJsalm of Cife. 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 returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment,... | |
| Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...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... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...LIFE. — HW LONGFELLOW, WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN SAID TO THE FSALJUiT. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, " Life is but an empty dream !" For the soul...that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. 6 Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal; " Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"... | |
| Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo - 1844 - 338 pages
...sentiments, while her lips murmured the words of the beautiful " Psalm of Life : " " Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ; For the soul...that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, . la our destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find... | |
| 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 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,... | |
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