 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 6by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1856 - 352 pages
...destined end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. Art is long, and Tims is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave,...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,... | |
 | Charles Northend - Orators - 1856 - 276 pages
...Find us further than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brnvo Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches...and God o'erhead. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Authors, English - 1856 - 344 pages
...not sorrow, Is our being's destined way; But to act that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac...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, —... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Authors, English - 1856 - 398 pages
...In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Bo a hero in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant...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, —... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! Be like heroes in the strife ! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant...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,... | |
 | United States. Congress - Legislators - 1973 - 154 pages
...grave. In the world's broad field of battle In the bivouac of Life Be not like dumb, driven cattle! But a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant,...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,... | |
 | 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 - American poetry - 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 - Business & Economics - 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,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poetry - 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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