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... Voices of the Night - Pagina 9door Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1840 - 144 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 564 pagina’s
...Welcome, friend.' WHIT TНs HEART OГ THE Y OU NO MAN SAID TO THE PSALMIST. TKLL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. n. Life is real — life is earnest — And the grave is not its goal : Dust thou art, to dust returnee!,... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 588 pagina’s
...and picturesque language. For instance, how rare is it to find poetry to compare with this of the " Psalm of Life." "Tell me not, in mournful numbers,...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... | |
| 1840 - 424 pagina’s
...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...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,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pagina’s
...LONGFELLOW. A PSALM OF LIFE. WHAT THE HEART Or THE TOONO HAN SAID TO TH* PSALMIST. TELL me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream ! For the soul...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,... | |
| 1842 - 610 pagina’s
...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 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,... | |
| 1842 - 818 pagina’s
...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 are not What they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou art, to dust returnest,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pagina’s
...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...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,"... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pagina’s
...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...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,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pagina’s
...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 not what they seem. Life is real ! Life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal ; Dust thou^art, to dust returnest,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 pagina’s
...beyond the Sea,'' " Hyperion,'' " The Spanish Student," and two Tolumes of ballads and other poems. A PSALM OF LIFE. TELL me not, in mournful numbers,...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,... | |
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