 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...  The Northern Light - Page 131844Full view - About this book
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...Life is real — life is earnest — And the grave is not its goal : Dust thou art, to dust returnee!, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destin'd end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and... | |
 | 1844 - 288 pages
...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 and way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day. Art is long, and... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 pages
...Life is earnest! And thegrare—is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust retumest, Was not spoken—of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; But to art, that each to-morrow Finds UB farther— than to-rfay. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart... | |
 | Henry Clapp - 1846 - 238 pages
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 | 1856 - 666 pages
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 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
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 | 1852 - 620 pages
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 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1852 - 802 pages
...Life is real — life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal ; "Dust tliou art, to dust returnest," Was not spoken of the soul. ' Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our being's end or way, But to live that each to-morrow Finds us farther than to-day. ' In the world's... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1852 - 346 pages
..."Life is real, Life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal: ' Dost thou art, to dust returnest,' Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment and 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... | |
 | W H Cordeaux - 1853 - 118 pages
...real — life is earnest ! And the grave is not its goal, f1) "Dust thou art, to dust returnest, " "Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destiu'd end or way ; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us further that to-day. Art is long, and... | |
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